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Birch Polypore

Piptoporus betulinus

Description:

Found about 10 ft. up in tree. Spongy feel; no gills.

Habitat:

State park in SW Pennsylvania

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Birch Polypore
Piptoporus betulinus


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6 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Good one CBP. Another one not 'down under'. Nice looking cups.

William_Dembowski
William_Dembowski 10 years ago

chesterbperry ... Thank you very much for the ID; greatly appreciated.

William_Dembowski
William_Dembowski 10 years ago

Mark ... Trees are not my strong point so I took a photo of the leaves to aid in future identification (added it above). Judging from the leaves and Chesterbperry's ID it seems to be a birch.

William_Dembowski
William_Dembowski 10 years ago

Leuba ... I have added a photo (above) of the porous underside.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Interesting. Do you know what type of tree?

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 10 years ago

Very interesting fungus, William. Was the underside totally smooth or did you see any pores - fascinating. I would love to know when you get an ID.

William_Dembowski
Spotted by
William_Dembowski

Seven Springs, Pennsylvania, United States

Spotted on Oct 1, 2013
Submitted on Oct 11, 2013

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