PORE FUNGI 



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Polyporus umbellatus Funnel Tuft 



Caps 1-4 cni. wide, in (k-iisr lufts 15-20 cm. uiik-. Miixky, yellowish or reddish, 

 smooth, tough-tlesliy, regular, luorc or less depressed and funnel-form; stems 1- 

 3 X 3^-2 cm., often forking at llu- top, joined into a dense mass at the base: pores 

 small, white. Ihe name refers to tiie umbrella-like tops. 



On decaying wood and stnnii)s: w•el^fla^■ored. 



Polyporus frondosus Fan Tuft 



Caps 1-5 cm. wide, tufts 15-30 cm. wide, gray to smok)-, wrinkled or smooth, 

 firmdleshy, fan-sha))ed. lobed and variously irregular: s t e ifi s grown together into a 





FiGiRi: 60. Polyporus squamosus 



dense mass, or more or less separate : pores very small, white. The name refers to 

 the leaf -like cap. 



( )n decaving stum]is and roots: tender when young, and well-flavored. 



Polyporus sulphureus Sulphur Polyporus 



Caps 10-20 cm. wide, vellowish, reddish yellow or orange, undulate on top. 

 smooth, tleshv-spongv, fan-shaped or shelf-shaped, imbricated, more or less lobed and 

 irregular; stem usually lacking, or short and lateral; pores small, sulphur-col- 

 ored; spores clear, ovoid, slightly roughened. 1-8 y( ^-Sfi. The name refers to 

 the color. 



On decaying stumps ami on trunks of living trees: delicious when fresh. 



