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Cracked Cap Polypore

fulvifomes robiniae

The Cracked Cap Polypore is a fascinating fungus that grows on trees! Its unique cracked cap looks like it's wearing a cool hat!

Lebensraum: It typically lives on decaying hardwood trees in forests.

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The Cracked Cap Polypore is a woody, hoof-shaped fungus with a distinctive dark brown to black cap margin and an orange-brown pore surface. Its upper surface is often deeply cracked and zoned, making it visually distinct from smoother polypores on similar trees.

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Cracked Cap Polypore
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Cracked Cap Polypore

Kategorie

Pilze

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

It can live for many years, growing new layers each season like tree rings!

Its super tough body makes it one of the hardest fungi in the forest!

Look closely for tiny holes on its underside where millions of spores are released!

This mushroom makes its home on a special tree called the Black Locust!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Woody Recycler

Cracked Cap Polypore can break down dead hardwood because it has powerful enzymes that help them return nutrients to the soil.

Fähigkeit

Crack Keeper

Cracked Cap Polypore has a deeply cracked cap that helps them release spores and endure dry conditions over years.

Fähigkeit

Tree Toughener

Cracked Cap Polypore has a very hard, woody texture that helps them resist pests and survive long on tree trunks.

Maße und Details

Höhe
3-10 cm
Edibility
inedible
Cap Diameter
10-30 cm
Wachstumssubstrat
wood
Saison
Year-round, but active in summer/fall
Sporenfarbe
Brown

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

parasitizes

Black Locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

Causes heart rot in its favorite host tree.

eats

Minute Tree-Fungus Beetle

Cis boleti

Feeds on woody fruiting bodies of polypore fungi.

depends on

Downy Woodpecker

Picoides pubescens

Woodpeckers find insects in the weakened, rotting wood.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Black Locust FungusCracked Cap MushroomLocust Polypore

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Noch keine besonderen Sicherheitshinweise.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Cracked Cap Polypore?

3-10 cm

Was ist der/die/das edibility von Cracked Cap Polypore?

inedible

Was ist der/die/das cap Diameter von Cracked Cap Polypore?

10-30 cm

Wo findet man Cracked Cap Polypore normalerweise?

It typically lives on decaying hardwood trees in forests.

Was ist der/die/das wachstumssubstrat von Cracked Cap Polypore?

wood

Was ist der/die/das saison von Cracked Cap Polypore?

Year-round, but active in summer/fall

Was ist der/die/das sporenfarbe von Cracked Cap Polypore?

Brown

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