Hexagonal-pored Polypore Neofavolus alveolaris (DC.) Sotome & T. Hatt    Synonyms: Favolus canadensis, Favolus europaeus, Polyporus alveolaris.
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Agaricomycetes   >   Order Polyporales   >   Family Polyporaceae   >   Genus Neofavolus   

Description:

Fruiting body: Infertile surface. Reddish-orange / orange (fades in age); scaly when young, smooth in age; semicircular / fan-shaped; wavy edge. Fertile surface. Pores: White to light yellow; diamond-shaped / hexagonal; usually radially arranged; descend stalk (if present). Stalk: Minimal; lateral; short (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

Where to find:

Scattered on hardwood branches.

There are 172 records in the project database.

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Hexagonal-pored Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (7/20/2014). Photo by Nancy Magnusson. (MBP list)

Hexagonal-pored Polypore (above) in Howard Co., Maryland (12/9/2015). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Hexagonal-pored Polypore (underside) in Howard Co., Maryland (12/9/2015). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

A Hexagonal-pored Polypore in Harford Co., Maryland (4/28/2018). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Hexagonal-pored Polypore in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/29/2019). Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

Hexagonal-pored Polypore in Frederick Co., Maryland (1/4/2020). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Hexagonal-pored Polypore in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/16/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Hexagonal-pored Polypore in Frederick Co., Maryland (1/3/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Hexagonal-pored Polypore in Frederick Co., Maryland (1/3/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Hexagonal-pored Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (6/15/2020). (c) emilio c, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Spores of Hexagonal-pored Polypore collected in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2014). Cylindrical, smooth, hyaline; measured 9.7-10.9 X 3.2-4.1 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Spores of Hexagonal-pored Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2014). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)


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