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Green cheese polypore

Niveoporofomes spraguei

A species of Niveoporofomes

One of the most distinctive features of green cheese polypore is its orange edge that stains green when handled, as hinted by its name. Another interesting feature is that it weeps water droplets from its pores when growing quickly. However, older mushrooms can fade in color and no longer weep or bruise, making it more difficult to differentiate this mushroom from others.

Cap Diameter:

5 - 9 cm

Odor:

Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.

General Info About Green cheese polypore

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Attributes of Green cheese polypore

Cap Diameter

5 - 9 cm

Cap

Cap 5 - 9 cm across; semicircular to irregular; white; smooth, roughened; margin rounded or acute

Flesh

Flesh 4 cm thick; corky, tough; whtie to ochraceous

Spore Print Color

White

Odor

Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.

Body Color

White

Flesh Bruises

The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.

Growth Form

Clustered

Nutrient Gathering

Saprophytic

Substrate

On wood

You can find Green cheese polypore by these plants:

Spruces

Endangered Species

How to Identify Green cheese polypore

Fruiting Body Cap Pores

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Habitat of Green cheese polypore

The green cheese polypore appears in woods and wooded areas, particularly forests inhabited with oak. It grows on dead trees, but it also occurs on living trees as a parasite. It is often located at the base of a tree.

Scientific Classification of Green cheese polypore

Phylum

Club fungi