Maynard Posted Tuesday at 07:23 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 07:23 PM I found these growing on deadwood in a swampy area in west Michigan. I placed a key for size reference. These have no gills for a spore print. Please help if you guys know! Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobby b Posted Tuesday at 08:51 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 08:51 PM Looks like Polyporus badius (mushroomexpert), on mycoquebec (Picipes badius), on wikipedia (Royoporus badius). It has tiny pores with a white spore print but it's difficult to obtain. ?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maynard Posted Tuesday at 09:35 PM Author Report Share Posted Tuesday at 09:35 PM I would have to agree! Thank you for your knowledge. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave W Posted Wednesday at 12:11 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 12:11 PM Those are probably last years Picipes/Royoporus badius. Really old fruit bodies like these are unlikely to produce a spore print. However, if you harvest a fresher one, position it with the underside (pores/fertile surface) oriented downward, and allow it remain like that for possibly several days, then a spore print may form. Most gilled mushrooms readily drop spores when harvested ay=t maturity. Polypores can take a longer time. I often see new P/R badius fruit bodies forming in mid spring. They grow very slowly and persist for very long period of time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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