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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Heinol wrote:
7 hrs ago
I'll take Pam's word for it.
Tylopilus sp.
Heinol wrote:
9 hrs ago
From the photo alone I wouldn't go past genus.
Boletellus sp.
Heinol wrote:
13 hrs ago
Could be a Picipes @Pam. I must check up the Polyporus splits.
Polyporus
Pam wrote:
14 hrs ago
Could this be a species of Picipes?
Polyporus
Pam wrote:
14 hrs ago
Polyporus

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