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hexagonal-pored polypore

Neofavolus alveolaris

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ohio.January 21, February 23, March 31, April 89, May 156, June 33, July 28, August 26, September 30, October 30, November 18, December 17.
United States5,256
Ohio1,359
Pennsylvania1,054
Indiana872
Canada812
Ontario701
Illinois698
Michigan659
Wisconsin620
New York506

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
GenusNeofavolus

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