JuniperWillows Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 I am trying to identify fungi for a project and this one is not keying out correctly. I found this one growing on wood in the fall in Pennsylvania. The second image is under a dissection microscope. Any suggestions would help. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 Resupinate fungi --consisting entirely of a pore surface that spreads across the substrate-- can be difficult to ID to species. I think a good place to start with the one seen here is genus Perenniporia. Two possibilities appear to be P. podocarp and P. ohiensis. http://www.hiddenforest.co.nz/fungi/family/polyporaceae/polyp08.htm http://www.mushroomexpert.com/perenniporia_ohiensis.html Although, my response is based upon the ONE photo seen above. Is this the one mentioned as "under a dissection microscope"? If so, it would be useful to also see the fungus as it appears to the naked eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuniperWillows Posted March 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 Thank you so much! I am not sure why the other photos did not appear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 I think maybe you finalized the original post before the photos had loaded. I still think Perenniporia is a good possibility. But, looking again at Mushroom Expert, P. ohiensis forms very small fruit bodies. So, this species should probably be eliminated from consideration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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