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Polyporus sp.
Seen growing on a log in Conondale National Park. Thanks to Argy Bee and Leuba for assistance with the species!
Spotted on Jan 19, 2013
Submitted on Jan 19, 2013
8 Comments
It was just a quick suggestion on my part - sp. if anything.
So do you think I should I go with Polyporus badius or Polyporus sp.?
looks like a healthy growth. Definitely a polypore from your pics- they don't have gills. argybee's suggestion might be right !
Ooh, I would feel weird interfering with something in a national park!! ; ) I don't know about those links, the pics don't look like mine... (but I seriously have no idea about fungi, I wouldn't know what to look for)!
http://www.herbarium.iastate.edu/fungi/f....
http://www.herbarium.iastate.edu/fungi/f....
These fruiting bodies are saying 'Please help me spread my spores' so I have no problems (if there are several) in knocking one over for a better shot :-)
Oh, I wondered if I should take more pics of the underparts, but I really didn't want to lie down on the ground...
That's an interesting one. Might be like Black-footed polypore - Polyporus badius. Needs better view of underparts.