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Black-Staining Polypore

meripilus sumstinei

The Black-Staining Polypore is a fascinating mushroom that grows in large clusters on the ground or on wood. Its unique, dark appearance can change color when touched, making it an exciting find for young explorers!

Lebensraum: It lives in forests, often found near decaying wood or on the ground.

Aussehen

The Black-Staining Polypore has large, fan-shaped caps, often tan to reddish-brown, that merge into a massive, multi-lobed cluster at the base of trees. Its creamy white underside, made of tiny pores, quickly turns dark gray to black when bruised or cut. This distinct staining makes it easy to identify.

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Black-Staining Polypore
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Black-Staining Polypore

Kategorie

Pilze

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

Instead of gills, it has millions of tiny pore tubes!

It often grows in a beautiful rosette shape at tree bases!

Older mushrooms become very tough and woody, not soft!

This mushroom can weigh as much as a bowling ball!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Stain Master

Black-Staining Polypore can turn dark black when touched because of unique enzymes that react quickly with air.

Fähigkeit

Tree Doctor

Black-Staining Polypore helps decompose dead hardwood trees because it releases enzymes to break down tough wood.

Fähigkeit

Giant Builder

Black-Staining Polypore can grow to enormous sizes, sometimes over 20 kg, that helps it release millions of spores.

Maße und Details

Höhe
10-50 cm
Edibility
edible
Cap Diameter
10-90 cm
Wachstumssubstrat
wood
Saison
Summer to fall
Sporenfarbe
White

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

parasitizes

White Oak

Quercus alba

Causes white heart rot in living trees.

parasitizes

American Beech

Fagus grandifolia

Feeds on both living and dead wood.

parasitizes

Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum

Decomposes root flares and buttresses.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Black Staining FungusMeripilusSumstinei Mushroom

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always ask an adult before touching or picking mushrooms.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Black-Staining Polypore?

10-50 cm

Was ist der/die/das edibility von Black-Staining Polypore?

edible

Was ist der/die/das cap Diameter von Black-Staining Polypore?

10-90 cm

Wo findet man Black-Staining Polypore normalerweise?

It lives in forests, often found near decaying wood or on the ground.

Was ist der/die/das wachstumssubstrat von Black-Staining Polypore?

wood

Was ist der/die/das saison von Black-Staining Polypore?

Summer to fall

Was ist der/die/das sporenfarbe von Black-Staining Polypore?

White

Snap-Karte

Zoome hinein, um Cluster aufzulösen und zu sehen, wo dieses Objekt fotografiert wurde.

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Neueste Snaps

Neueste Snaps erscheinen hier, wenn neue Beobachtungen hinzukommen.

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