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Bondarzew's polypore

Bondarzewia occidentalis

A species of Bondarzewia

Bondarzew's polypore is a mushroom that is typically found on stumps and deadwood in conifer forests. The bondarzew's polypore is considered at risk of decline because of forestry practices that have put these woods at risk.

Cap Diameter:

5 - 30 cm

Odor:

Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.

General Info About Bondarzew's polypore

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Attributes of Bondarzew's polypore

Cap Diameter

5 - 30 cm

Cap

10 cm, 20 cm wide and 7 mm thick at base; semicircular to fanshaped; brown; concentrically zonate, glabrous

Stem

Up to 5 cm long; concolorous with pilea surface

Spore Print Color

White

Odor

Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.

Body Color

Brown

Yellow

Gray

Orange

Flesh Bruises

Discolor to brown

Growth Form

Clustered

Substrate

On wood

Species Status

Only in western North America

Endangered Species

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Habitat of Bondarzew's polypore

Coniferous forests, conifer roots

Scientific Classification of Bondarzew's polypore

Phylum

Club fungi

Class

Mushroom-forming fungi

Order

Russulales

Family

Bondarzewiaceae

Genus

Bondarzewia

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