Fungi
Northern Cinnabar Polypore
Trametes cinnabarina
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Cinnabar BracketTrametes sanguinea
Southern Cinnabar PolyporeTrametes coccinea
Pycnoporellus fulgens
hexagonal-pored polyporeNeofavolus alveolaris
Red-banded PolyporeFomitopsis pinicola
Mustard Yellow PolyporeFuscoporia gilva
tender nesting polyporeHapalopilus rutilans
chicken of the woodsLaetiporus sulphureus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 15,026 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 7,644 |
| Canada | 2,292 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,798 |
| Ontario | 1,347 |
| New York | 1,176 |
| Ohio | 897 |
| Michigan | 674 |
| Wisconsin | 463 |
| New Jersey | 445 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- 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
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Northern Cinnabar Polypore with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.