Fungi
Caps on stems; pores below caps [boletes & stemmed polypores]

Caps on stems; pores below caps [boletes & stemmed polypores]

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The fungi in this group produce fruitbodies with pores on the underside of the cap. Mostly the pores are roughly circular but in some species they are elongated. In some species the pores measure a millimetre or more in diameter but in others they are almost invisible to the naked eye and you may need a magnifying glass or hand lens to confirm their presence.

 

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Caps on stems; pores below caps [boletes & stemmed polypores]

Boletes - Fleshy texture, stems central (more-or-less)
Polypores - Non-fleshy texture, stems central or lateral

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GailC wrote:
Yesterday
Looks like Trametes versicolor (Turkey Tail)
Sanguinoderma rude
Heinol wrote:
30 May 2025
Possibly a species of Austroboletus
Unverified Bolete - Fleshy texture, stem central (more-or-less)
Clarel wrote:
11 May 2025
Thanks Teresa, sorry, I didn’t pay careful attention to this.
Tylopilus sp.
Teresa wrote:
9 May 2025
Did you notice any bruising when handled?
Tylopilus sp.
Heinol wrote:
8 May 2025
It could well be niveus - but I can't be sure
Austroboletus 'reticulate/lacunose stem'

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