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Neofavolus alveolaris
Small mushrooms with fan-shaped fruiting bodies. Upper surface was orange and slightly scaly. Cream-colored pores were diamond-shaped/honeycombed. Short, stubby stem.
Saprobic on a hardwood stick in a wet, dense forest.
A polypeptide with antifungal properties, called alveolarin, has been isolated from this species.
Spotted on May 23, 2017
Submitted on May 23, 2017
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