PORE FUNGI 



l)lants. tlie pores ha\'e become perfect gills, and such plants are readily niis- 



taken for I. e n z i t e s. Named for 

 Daedalus, builder of the Cretan laby- 

 rinth. 



Key to the Species 



1. Pores becoming more or less 

 gill-like 



a. Cap) grayish or pale brownish 

 D. qiu-fi-iud 

 r J b. Cap deep brown or red-brown 



D. confmi^osa 



2. Pores at length torn into fine 

 teeth D. TuiicoJor 



Daedalea quercina Oak Daedalea 



Cap 5-12 cm. wide, grayish to 

 ])ale brownish, zoneless, smooth or 

 nearly so, wrinkled, corky, shelf-like 

 or nearly circular; pores l)ecoming 

 oblong, gill-like and labyrinthine, pale 

 or slightly piinkish. The name refers 

 to the host. 



Frequent on stump)S, especially of 

 the oak ; of no value. 



Daedalea confragosa 

 Brown Daedalea 



Cap 3-S cm. wide, brown or red- 

 brown, somewhat zoned, rough, corky, 

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

 labyrinthine, red-brown. The name is 

 of doubtful application. 



Fretiuent on stumps and trunks ; 

 i)f no value. 



Daedalea unicolor 

 Toothed Daedalea 



Cap 1-5 cm. wide, whitish to 

 grayish or brownish, woolly, leathery, 

 FicuRK 64. P(>l,^•s^IL■|•us piiRCAMKXus zoned, shelf-like and more or less 



