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Having a look at some very old herbals ...

Location: Mitcham Common, South London

Event: South London Botanical Institute fungi foray

Date: 11 October 2009

 

Polyporoid species

Unlike the boletes, which also have a tubular-poroid fertile surface, polypores in the broad sense usually have a leathery or even woody consistency. Confusion only occurs with those polypores that have a cap and stipe, but the vast majority of species in this group have a more simple body shape; sometimes they remain totally attached to the substrate but may perhaps form small lateral brackets or grow into a hoof shape in a position perpendicular to the woody host.

 

Growing on a pile of logs.

 

Mitcham Common:

www.mitchamcommon.org.uk/

 

South London Botanical Institute:

www.slbi.org.uk/

 

[my ref: 2009 October 11, Mitcham Common FF 077]

Location: Mitcham Common, South London

Event: South London Botanical Institute fungi foray

Date: 11 October 2009

 

Polyporoid species

Unlike the boletes, which also have a tubular-poroid fertile surface, polypores in the broad sense usually have a leathery or even woody consistency. Confusion only occurs with those polypores that have a cap and stipe, but the vast majority of species in this group have a more simple body shape; sometimes they remain totally attached to the substrate but may perhaps form small lateral brackets or grow into a hoof shape in a position perpendicular to the woody host.

 

Growing at the base of a poplar, (species to be confirmed).

 

Mitcham Common:

www.mitchamcommon.org.uk/

 

South London Botanical Institute:

www.slbi.org.uk/

 

[my ref: 2009 October 11, Polypore tbc, Mitcham Common SLBI FF]

 

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