Polyporus tuberaster
| Polyporus tuberaster | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Polyporaceae |
| Genus: | Polyporus |
| Species: | P. tuberaster |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyporus tuberaster (Jacquin ex Persoon) Fries 1821 | |
Polyporus tuberaster, commonly known as the tuberous polypore[2][3] or stone fungus,[4] is a species of fungus in the genus Polyporus.[5] It is easily identified by the fact that it grows from a large sclerotium that can resemble buried wood or a potato.[4]
The yellow-brown cap is 4–15 centimetres (1+1⁄2–6 in) wide[4] and ranges from convex to flat and even funnel-shaped.[6] The whitish stalks can grow upwards of 10 cm high and 2–4 cm wide.[6] The spores and spore print are white.[4][6]
The species is edible but also tough[6] unless young and well cooked.[4]
References
- ^ NatureServe. "Polyporus tuberaster". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "Polyporus tuberaster, Tuberous Polypore fungus". first-nature.com. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ says, Claus S. "Tuberous Polypore". Wild Food UK. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ a b c d e Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. pp. 563–64. ISBN 978-0-89815-170-1.
- ^ "Polyporus tuberaster in Mycobank".
- ^ a b c d Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 337–338. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.
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Polyporus tuberaster | |
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 | Pores on hymenium |
  | Cap is depressed or umbilicate |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is edible |
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