PORE FUNGI 



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plants, the' ])()i-fs haw liLMdnu^ perfect gills, and such plants are readily mis- 

 taken tdr Leiizites. Named for 

 I )aedalus, builder of the Cretan laby- 

 rinth. 



Key to the Species 



1. i'lires becoming more nr less 

 gill-like 



a. ('i\[> grayish (jr jiale brownish 



/). q II cr cilia 



1). Cap deep brown or red-brown 



D. conjra^^osa 



2. Pores at length torn into fine 

 teeth D. unicolcr 



Daedalea quercina Oak Daedalea 



C a ]) 5-12 cm. wide, grayish to 

 pale brownish, zoneless, smooth or 

 nearly so. wrinkled, corky, shelf-like 

 or nearl)' circular; pores becoming 

 <iblong, gill-like and labyrinthine, pale 

 or slightly pinkish. The name refers 

 lo the host. 



J''re([uent on stumps, especiallv of 

 the oak : of no value. 



Daedalea confragosa 

 Brown Daedalea 



Cap 2>-% cm. wide, brown or red- 

 brown, somewhat zoned, rough, corky, 

 shelf-like ; p o r e s oblong, gill-like and 

 labyrinthine, red-brown. The name is 

 of doubtful application. 



l''re(iuent on stumps and trunks: 

 ;)f no \'alue. 



Daedalea unicolor 

 Toothed Daedalea 



Cap 1-5 cm. wide, whitish to 

 grayish or brownish, woollv. leatherv. 

 zoned, shelf- like and more or le.ss 



FiciRK 64. Pc^i.vsricrLs i'krgamenus 



