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Spring Polypore

Lentinus arcularius

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 150, February 73, March 73, April 38, May 21, June 14, July 23, August 67, September 360, October 555, November 414, December 181.
United States2,408
Australia1,969
New South Wales805
Victoria717
Texas586
New Zealand385
Queensland348
Hawaii330
Japan275
Mexico179

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata
  • Shelf fungus formDescends from a fungal lineage whose members are commonly shelf or bracket fungi.Inferred from its group
  • Grows on woodDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly grow on wood.Inferred from its group
  • Saprotrophic fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly decompose dead organic matter.Inferred from its group

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderShelf Fungi · Polyporales
FamilyBracket Fungi · Polyporaceae
GenusWoodcaps and Sawgills · Lentinus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Spring Polypore with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.