Maryland Biodiversity Project - Little Nest Polypore (Trametes conchifer)

Little Nest Polypore Trametes conchifer (Schweinitz) Pilát

Synonyms: Polyporus conchifer, Poronidulus conchifer.

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Basidiomycota > Class Agaricomycetes > Order Polyporales > Family Polyporaceae > Genus Trametes Little Nest Polypore - Trametes conchifer - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/13491

Status:

Found in groups on decaying hardwood.

Description:

Sterile cup: Brown (white and brown in age); smooth; concentrically zoned; cup may persist after fading to white; during fruiting period cup is attached to a light-colored, fan/kidney-shaped ,wavy cap containing angular whitish to yellow pores (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

Records:

There are 58 records in the project database.

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Little Nest Polypore (fertile and sterile portions) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/2/2016). (Photo ID: 58507 - Psn: 20)

Little Nest Polypore (fertile and sterile portions) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/2/2016). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Little Nest Polypore (infertile brown cup surrounded by fertile cap) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/28/2012). (Photo ID: 11291 - Psn: 40)

Little Nest Polypore (infertile brown cup surrounded by fertile cap) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/28/2012). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Little Nest Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (1/21/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 331052 - Psn: 40)

Little Nest Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (1/21/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Little Nest Polypore in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/27/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 332927 - Psn: 42)

Little Nest Polypore in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/27/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Little Nest Polypore in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/4/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 214489 - Psn: 44)

Little Nest Polypore in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/4/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Little Nest Polypore in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (12/8/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 317854 - Psn: 45)

Little Nest Polypore in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (12/8/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Little Nest Polypore (ventral surface of cap with angular pores) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/28/2012). (Photo ID: 11292 - Psn: 50)

Little Nest Polypore (ventral surface of cap with angular pores) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/28/2012). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Little Nest Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (10/2/2016). (Photo ID: 119584 - Psn: 55)

Little Nest Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (10/2/2016). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Little Nest Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (10/2/2016). (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: 348711 - Psn: 55)

Little Nest Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (10/2/2016). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Little Nest Polypore in Prince George's Co., Maryland (1/5/2020). (c) Jenny Glenn, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 298232 - Psn: 65)

Little Nest Polypore in Prince George's Co., Maryland (1/5/2020). (c) Jenny Glenn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jenny Glenn via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Little Nest Polypore in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/27/2019). (c) Jane Hartman, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 194660 - Psn: 66)

Little Nest Polypore (old cups) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/28/2012). (Photo ID: 11293 - Psn: 80)

Little Nest Polypore (old cups) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/28/2012). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores of Little Nest Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (10/2/2016). (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: 348713 - Psn: 105)

Spores of Little Nest Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (10/2/2016). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores of Little Nest Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (10/2/2016). Cylindric, smooth, hyaline; measured 7.1-7.8 X 2.2-2.6 microns. (Photo ID: 119672 - Psn: 200)

Spores of Little Nest Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (10/2/2016). Cylindric, smooth, hyaline; measured 7.1-7.8 X 2.2-2.6 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

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