Polyporus tuberaster, commonly known as the tuberous polypore[1][2] or stone fungus,[3] is a species of fungus in the genus Polyporus.[4] It is easily identified by the fact that it grows from a large sclerotium that can resemble buried wood or a potato.[5]
| Polyporus tuberaster | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Polyporaceae |
| Genus: | Polyporus |
| Species: | P. tuberaster
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| Binomial name | |
| Polyporus tuberaster (Jacquin ex Persoon) Fries 1821
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The yellow-brown cap is 4–15 cm wide, 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 are white.[6]
The species is edible but also tough.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Polyporus tuberaster, Tuberous Polypore fungus". first-nature.com. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ says, Claus S. "Tuberous Polypore". Wild Food UK. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi (Second ed.). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.
- ^ "Polyporus tuberaster in Mycobank".
- ^ Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi (Second ed.). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.
- ^ 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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