Green Cheese Polypore
Fomitopsis spraguei
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Description
The Green Cheese Polypore (Fomitopsis spraguei) is a decomposer and parasite of wood and can be found from spring through fall. It is commonly found on the base of broadleaf tree trunks growing in groups or alone. It bruises green when handled. Furthermore, it commonly exudes droplets of "mycosweat" or guttation which is a liquid secreted by the fungus that include digestive enzymes and antimicrobial compounds.
Observations
June 26th, 2024 Indian Cave State Park
Not Collected
- Growing on the base of Black Cherry tree.
June 25th, 2023 Indian Cave State Park
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Growing on the interior of large burned out Northern Red Oak on mixed oak/hickory ridgetop in woodland.
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In close proximity to Trichaptum biforme and Fuscoporia gilva.
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Upper cap, and hymenium slowly bruising olive green.
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Hymenophore with copious amount of guttation, even for how dry weather conditions have been recently.
AAGTCGTAACAAGGTTTCCGTAGGTGAACCTGCGGAAGGATCATTAATGAATTTTGAAAGGGGGTTGTAGCTGGCCTTTCCGTCTGGGAGGCATTTTGTGCACACCCCGATCATCGTCCATTCACACCTGTGCACACTCTGTAGGTTGGTGGTACGAGGCACGGTCTTCATTGATTGTGCTTTGGAAGCCGTCCTATGTCTTATTTACAAACTCTTGTTGGTTTAAAGAATGTCTGTTTGCGTTCAACGCGTCTATATACAACTTTCAGCAACGGATCTCTTGGCTCTCGCATCGATGAAGAACGCAGCGAAATGCGATAAGTAATGTGAATTGCAGAATTCAGTGAATCATCGAATCTTTGAACGCACCTTGCGCTCCTTGGTATTCCGAGGAGCATGCCTGTTTGAGTGTCATGGAATTCTCAACTTCATTTGCTTTTGTGAATGGAGATTGGATTTGGAGGTTTTATTGCTGGACTTTGATTTAGTTCAGCTCCTCTTGAATGCATCAGCTTGAGTCTTTTTGTGGATCGGCTTCGGTGTGATAATTGTCTGCGCCGTTCTGTGAAGCGATGTACTTGGCTTCTAATTGTCCTTTGGACCCTTGACCTTTGACCTCAAATCAGGTAGGATTACCCGCTGAACTTAAGView MycoMap DNA Results
References
Kuo, M. (2016, August). Fomitopsis spraguei. Retrieved from the MushroomExpert.Com Web site: http://www.mushroomexpert.com/fomitopsis_spraguei.html
Created April 8, 2025 at 12:20 PM and last updated April 8, 2025 at 12:20 PM