Polyporaceae
33 genera
74 species
1 subspecies and varieties
74 species
1 subspecies and varieties
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Bridgeoporus, Cerioporus, Cerrena, Cinereomyces, Coriolopsis, Cryptoporus, Daedaleopsis, Datronia, Dichomitus, Fomes, Fuscocerrena, Hapalopilus, Laricifomes, Lentinus, Lenzites, Leptoporus, Neolentinus, Oligoporus, Panus, Perenniporia, Picipes, Polyporus, Pycnoporus, Pyrofomes, Sarcoporia, Sidera, Skeletocutis, Spongipellis, Trametes, Trichaptum, Tyromyces, Wolfiporia, WrightoporiaBridgeoporus nobilissimus – fuzzy sandozi
Distribution: B. nobilissimus is very rare, known only from forests of western Washington and Oregon, and is a protected species in both states.
Habitat: Occurs primarily on very old noble fir, at the base of living trees and snags or on top of stumps.
Distribution: B. nobilissimus is very rare, known only from forests of western Washington and Oregon, and is a protected species in both states.
Habitat: Occurs primarily on very old noble fir, at the base of living trees and snags or on top of stumps.
Cryptoporus volvatus – cryptic globe fungus, veiled polypore
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington. Alaska to California, east across much of North America to the Atlantic Coast.
Origin: Native
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington. Alaska to California, east across much of North America to the Atlantic Coast.
Origin: Native
Fomes fomentarius – amadou, tinder bracket, hoof fungus, horse's hoof fungus, tinder fungus, tinder polypore, tinderconk
Lentinus strigosus – hairy Panus, ruddy Panus
Distribution: L. strigosus is a widely distributed species, occurring on logs and stumps of hardwoods whenever temperature and moisture conditions are suitable.
Spores: The spores are white, smooth, and non-amyloid
Distribution: L. strigosus is a widely distributed species, occurring on logs and stumps of hardwoods whenever temperature and moisture conditions are suitable.
Spores: The spores are white, smooth, and non-amyloid
Lenzites betulina
Distribution: Deciduous woodlands, rarely on conifers. Northern North America.
Habitat: Deciduous woodlands and mixed forests.
Substrate: Dead hardwoods, rarely on conifers.
Distribution: Deciduous woodlands, rarely on conifers. Northern North America.
Habitat: Deciduous woodlands and mixed forests.
Substrate: Dead hardwoods, rarely on conifers.
Neolentinus lepideus – scaly Lentinus, scaly sawgill, train-wrecker
Distribution: N. lepideus is not common in natural habitats, but can be found on conifer logs and stumps in some areas. It is a brown-rot fungus and is more commonly encountered on construction timbers, railroad ties, and, in the past, on automobile frames when they were made of wood. It can occur almost any time but is most common in summer and fall.
Distribution: N. lepideus is not common in natural habitats, but can be found on conifer logs and stumps in some areas. It is a brown-rot fungus and is more commonly encountered on construction timbers, railroad ties, and, in the past, on automobile frames when they were made of wood. It can occur almost any time but is most common in summer and fall.
Neolentinus ponderosus – large Lentinus, ponderous Lentinus, giant sawtooth
Oligoporus caesius – conifer blueing bracket, blue cheese polypore
Oligoporus fragilis – staining cheese polypore
Oligoporus leucospongia – marshmallow polypore, white spongy polypore
Habitat: Oligoporus leucospongia is a spring fungus of the western mountains that grows on conifer and sometimes aspen wood that has been buried in snow.
Habitat: Oligoporus leucospongia is a spring fungus of the western mountains that grows on conifer and sometimes aspen wood that has been buried in snow.
Oligoporus obductus – bone polypore
Oligoporus stipticus – bitter bracket
Perenniporia medulla-panis – pancake crust
Picipes badius – black-leg, black-footed polypore
Distribution: Global.
Habitat: Forests and woodlands.
Substrate: Wood, usually stumps, logs, and branches on the ground. Can be growing from buried wood.
Distribution: Global.
Habitat: Forests and woodlands.
Substrate: Wood, usually stumps, logs, and branches on the ground. Can be growing from buried wood.
Polyporus arcularius – fringed polypore, spring polypore
Polyporus badius – black-leg, black-footed polypore
Polyporus brumalis – winter polypore
Polyporus elegans – black-foot, black-footed polypore, elegant polypore
Polyporus melanopus
Habitat: hardwood and conifer logs, around stumps, and on the ground from a buried sclerotium or wood.
Habitat: hardwood and conifer logs, around stumps, and on the ground from a buried sclerotium or wood.
Polyporus squamosus – pheasant's back polypore, scaly polypore, dryad's saddle
Polyporus tuberaster – stone fungus, tuberous polypore, Canadian tuckahoe
Polyporus umbellatus – umbrella polypore
Sarcoporia polysproa
Description: Annual. Resupinate, or reflexed or sessile. Cap when present is white to light brown, drying reddish brown. Hymenium white drying reddish brown. Pores round.
Distribution: North America
Habitat: Forested areas.
Substrate: Found on both conifers and hardwoods.
Description: Annual. Resupinate, or reflexed or sessile. Cap when present is white to light brown, drying reddish brown. Hymenium white drying reddish brown. Pores round.
Distribution: North America
Habitat: Forested areas.
Substrate: Found on both conifers and hardwoods.
Skeletocutis nivea – hazel bracket
Trametes versicolor – many-colored polypore, turkey-tail
Trichaptum biforme – violet toothed polypore
