Brown-staining cheese polypore has a soft, fuffy cap when young and grows in tiers on rotting conifer wood. As it ages, or is handled, brown-staining cheese polypore develops a rusty brown staining. A brown rot fungus that breaks easily, it is quite soft when young, becoming harder with age.
Cap Diameter:
1 - 10 cm
Odor:
Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.
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Common Questions
General Info About Brown-staining cheese polypore
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Attributes of Brown-staining cheese polypore
Cap Diameter
1 - 10 cm
Cap
Cap 1 - 10 cm wide; semi-circular to elongated; white to yellowish to orange-brown; smooth to finely hairy to cottony; staining reddish-brown when bruised
Flesh
Up to 5 mm thick; context when young soft, in age rigid, resilient; white, in age brownish
Spore Print Color
White
Odor
Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.
Body Color
Brown
Yellow
White
Orange
Flesh Bruises
Discolor to brown
Growth Form
Solitary, Gregarious
Nutrient Gathering
Saprophytic
Substrate
Dead Woods
You can find Brown-staining cheese polypore by these plants:
Spruces
Occurence Habitats
Coniferous Woodland
Endangered Species
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Habitat of Brown-staining cheese polypore
Brown-staining cheese polypore thrives in forested areas, primarily on dead conifer logs and branches, often found growing alone or in subtle clusters.
Scientific Classification of Brown-staining cheese polypore
