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Birch Polypore

Piptoporus betulinus

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Field Notes

Description:

It is one of the most common polypore bracket fungi and grows almost exclusively on birch trees. This tough, flat, whitish, oval to kidney shaped polypore's cap grows 1 to 10 inches across. Its margin is slightly inrolled, and its color darkens with age.

Habitat:

Birch polypore is present throughout the range of the birches, which grow around the globe in the northern hemisphere.

Notes:

This dead birch tree was found on the south side of Tamarac Lake along North Cotton Lake Road. 4 birch polypore were seen on the tree.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
CorduneanuVlad
Could you please also take a picture from the top of the mushroom because this looks to me like a Birch Polypore (Piptoporus Betulinus) and it also looks like it grows on a birch tree.

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Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge
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PublishedAugust 6, 2013

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