Maryland Biodiversity Project - White Cheese Polypore (Tyromyces chioneus)

White Cheese Polypore Tyromyces chioneus (Fries) P. Karsten

Synonyms: Polyporus albellus, Polyporus chioneus.

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Basidiomycota > Class Agaricomycetes > Order Polyporales > Family Polyporaceae > Genus Tyromyces White Cheese Polypore - Tyromyces chioneus - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/20107

Status:

Found scattered on decaying hardwoods.

Description:

Fruiting body: White; semicircular, soft, lumpy; finely hairy (smooth in age); does not bruise; fragrant. Flesh White, thick, and soft. Pores: Very small. No stalk. When fresh, liquid can be squeezed from the spongy fruiting body. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

Records:

There are 32 records in the project database.

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White Cheese Polypore (side view showing attachment) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/18/2019). (Photo ID: 146398 - Psn: 44)

White Cheese Polypore (side view showing attachment) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/18/2019). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

White Cheese Polypore (top of fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/18/2019). (Photo ID: 146397 - Psn: 45)

White Cheese Polypore (top of fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/18/2019). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

White Cheese Polypore (pores) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/9/2016). (Photo ID: 146399 - Psn: 48)

White Cheese Polypore (pores) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/9/2016). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

White Cheese Polypore in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/29/2019). Determined by Jo Solem. (Photo ID: 149418 - Psn: 50)

White Cheese Polypore in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/29/2019). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

White Cheese Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (7/18/2019). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 361193 - Psn: 50)

White Cheese Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (7/18/2019). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

White Cheese Polypore in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/29/2019). Determined by Jo Solem. (Photo ID: 149419 - Psn: 51)

White Cheese Polypore in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/29/2019). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

White Cheese Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (7/18/2019). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

White Cheese Polypore in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/22/2020). (c) Tony Futcher, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 301102 - Psn: 65)

White Cheese Polypore in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/22/2020). (c) Tony Futcher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tony Futcher via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

White Cheese Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (6/30/2020). (c) johncanoles, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 195635 - Psn: 78)

White Cheese Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (6/30/2020). (c) johncanoles, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by johncanoles via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Spores of White Cheese Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (7/18/2019). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 361194 - Psn: 105)

Spores of White Cheese Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (7/18/2019). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a White Cheese Polypore specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (7/18/2019). Cylindrical/slightly curved, smooth, hyaline; measured 3.9-4.7 X 1.4-1.9 microns.rn Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

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