Piptoporus betulinus (Birch Polypore or Razorstrop Fungus)0053
synonyms: Birch Polypore, Birkenporling, Polypore du bouleau, Razorstrop Fungus
Piptoporus betulinus 2 Mushroom
Ref No: 8727
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Ref No: 8728
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: White to cream, Grey to beige
normal size: over 15cm
cap type: Other
stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent
flesh: Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy)
spore colour: Light to dark brown
habitat: Grows on wood
Piptoporus betulinus (Bull. ex Fr.) Karst. syn. Polyporus betulinus Bull. ex Fr. Birkenporling Polypore du bouleau, Birch Polypore or Razorstrop Fungus. Bracket 10–20cm across, 2–6cm thick, subglobose at first, expanding to hoof-shaped often with a rudimentary stem, margin thick and rounded; upper surface with a thin separable skin, smooth, whitish when young darkening to fleshy grey-brown with age. Flesh white, rubbery. Taste slightly bitter, smell strong and pleasant. Tubes 1.5–5mm long, white. Pores 3–4 per mm, circular, white at first, later pale grey-brown. Spores cylindric to bean-shaped, 4.5–6 x 1.3–1.5um. Habitat on birch. Season all year, annual, although fruit bodies remain intact from one year into the next. Very common. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe.
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Piptoporus betulinus (Birch Polypore or Razorstrop Fungus)0053
synonyms: Birch Polypore, Birkenporling, Polypore du bouleau, Razorstrop Fungus
Piptoporus betulinus 2 Mushroom
Ref No: 8727
Buy this image Piptoporus betulinus Mushroom
Ref No: 8728
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: White to cream, Grey to beige
normal size: over 15cm
cap type: Other
stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent
flesh: Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy)
spore colour: Light to dark brown
habitat: Grows on wood
Piptoporus betulinus (Bull. ex Fr.) Karst. syn. Polyporus betulinus Bull. ex Fr. Birkenporling Polypore du bouleau, Birch Polypore or Razorstrop Fungus. Bracket 10–20cm across, 2–6cm thick, subglobose at first, expanding to hoof-shaped often with a rudimentary stem, margin thick and rounded; upper surface with a thin separable skin, smooth, whitish when young darkening to fleshy grey-brown with age. Flesh white, rubbery. Taste slightly bitter, smell strong and pleasant. Tubes 1.5–5mm long, white. Pores 3–4 per mm, circular, white at first, later pale grey-brown. Spores cylindric to bean-shaped, 4.5–6 x 1.3–1.5um. Habitat on birch. Season all year, annual, although fruit bodies remain intact from one year into the next. Very common. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe.
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