Violet Polypore (Early growth form)

Description:

Violet Polypore Trichaptum biforme (Hirschioporus pargamenus, Polyporus pargamenus) Identification: Fruit bodies thin, leathery, with zones of various colors and a violet pore surface only on the fruit body margin that breaks into teeth with age; often covering large areas of dead trees. Season of fruiting: Spring-fall Ecosystem function: White pocket rot of hardwoods, very common on dead aspen; a very similar species, T. abietinum, occurs on conifers Edibility: Inedible Fungal note: One of the most common decay fungi in the U.S. Th e sporocarps are often covered with green algal growth.Violet-purple Crustlike Fungi on a dead Alder tree. on the lower surface of a fallen aspen stem.

Habitat:

Fungal note: One of the most common decay fungi in the U.S. Th e sporocarps are often covered with green algal growth.Violet-purple Crustlike Fungi on a dead Alder tree. on the lower surface of a fallen aspen stem.