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Bondarzewia berkeleyi ?


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I think what I found here is Bondarzewia berkeleyi but not 100% sure. I found it a the base of a mature oak tree. I tore a couple of pieces of the fungus apart and there was no bruising or staining of any color. Unfortunately I was unable to get a good spore print just very faintly white. I think it already dropped most of its spores because some of the underlying shelves looked as if they had a thin white layer of powder (spores) on top of them. It had a woody type mushroom smell to it with a very slight hint of black licorice also.

 

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Looks like a Bondarzewia berkeleyi in prime condition. Nice specimen! Some field guides say this polypore is edible when young, but within the past 10 years there have been reports of people getting very sick after eating a meal that includes this fungus. 

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