Tender Nesting Polypore Hapalopilus rutilans (Persoon) Murrill    Synonyms: Hapalopilus nidulans.
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Agaricomycetes   >   Order Polyporales   >   Family Phanerochaetaceae   >   Genus Hapalopilus   

Status:

Found solitary, in groups, or in overlapping clusters on decaying hardwoods.

Description:

Fruiting body: Dull orange-brown/cinnamon; surface with matted hairs (smooth in age); fan-shaped, semi-circular; convex, often with furrows; margin sharp except when immature; flesh pale brown; KOH turns fruiting body violet-purple. Pores: Yellow-brown to brown (in age) (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

There are 192 records in the project database.

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Tender Nesting Polypore in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/23/2017). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Tender Nesting Polypore (maturing fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/31/2010). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Tender Nesting Polypore in Prince George's Co., Maryland (11/10/2017). Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Tender Nesting Polypore (old fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/3/2009). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Tender Nesting Polypore (pores of young fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/3/2010). Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Tender Nesting Polypore in Montgomery Co., Maryland (3/9/2019). Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Tender Nesting Polypore in Montgomery Co., Maryland (3/9/2019). Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Tender Nesting Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (7/23/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Tender Nesting Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (7/23/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Tender Nesting Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2019). Determined by Bob Solem. Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Tender Nesting Polypore in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/20/2020). (c) smuller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

A Tender Nesting Polypore in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/22/2018). Determined Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Tender Nesting Polypore in Montgomery Co., Maryland (3/22/2019). Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Tender Nesting Polypore in Montgomery Co., Maryland (3/22/2019). Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Tender Nesting Polypore in Montgomery Co., Maryland (3/8/2020). Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)


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