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Birch Polypore
Piptoporus betulinus
53.4721, 10.3733
Field Notes
Description:
This specimen is a compartive giant one (4th pic).
The fruiting bodies (basidiocarps) are pale, with a smooth greyish-brown top surface, with the underside a creamy white and with hundreds of pores that contain the spores. The fruiting body has a rubbery texture, becoming corky with age
Habitat:
Birches of the northern hemisphere.
Notes:
Wood decayed by the fungus, and cultures of its mycelium, often smell distinctly of green apples
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 11, 2012
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