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Sulfur mushroom

laetiporus sulphureus

Description:

http://www.mushroomexpert.com/laetiporus...

Habitat:

Found at the base of an Oak tree.

Notes:

Is this a sulfur polypore? A nearby resident brought the mushroom in for ID help. It comes from the area in a nearby backyard. Found at the base of an Oak tree.

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1 Comment

ShannonInCT
ShannonInCT 11 years ago

Sulphur Shelf should show a lot more orange coloration. It's probably either Berkeley's polypore or the black-staining polypore. It it stains black within an hour of handling, it's the latter.

wehrnaturecenter
Spotted by
wehrnaturecenter

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Spotted on Aug 14, 2012
Submitted on Aug 14, 2012

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