A fresh Black-staining Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (8/4/2016).
Black-staining Polypore in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/29/2018). Determined by Bob and Jo Solem.
Black-staining Polypore growing in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/3/2018). Determined by Jo Solem.
A Black-staining Polypore (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/5/2011).
A Black-staining Polypore (older fruiting body, stained) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/5/2010).
Black-staining Polypore in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/19/2019). (c) Vanessa Beauchamp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Black-staining Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (7/9/2018).
Black-staining Polypore growing in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/13/2018). Determined by Bob and Jo Solem.
Black-staining Polypore in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/21/2015). (c) scottyastro, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Black-staining Polypore in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/21/2015). (c) scottyastro, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Black-staining Polypore in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/15/2019). (c) grimma, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Black-staining Polypore in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/17/2014).
Black-staining Polypore in Charles Co., Maryland (7/6/2020). (c) Tim Emhoff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Black-staining Polypore in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/20/2019). (c) R. DN., some rights reserved (CC BY).
Black-staining Polypore in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/23/2020). (c) ktanabe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Black-staining Polypore in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/23/2020). (c) ktanabe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Black-staining Polypore in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/4/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Black-staining Polypore in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/20/2020). (c) amycophile, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Black-staining Polypore in Talbot Co., Maryland (7/15/2020). (c) cnmurray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Black-staining Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (6/12/2020). (c) dangitmimi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Black-staining Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (6/12/2020). (c) dangitmimi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Black-staining Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (6/12/2020). (c) dangitmimi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Black-staining Polypore in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/3/2019). (c) William J. Davis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND).
Black-staining Polypore in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/3/2019). (c) William J. Davis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND).
Black-staining Polypore in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/20/2020). (c) Elizabeth MacDonald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Black-staining Polypore in Montgomery Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) thierola, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Black-staining Polypore in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/7/2020). (c) wildlymistaken, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA).
Spores of Black-staining Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (7/9/2018). Nearly round, smooth, hyaline. 4.7-5.5 X 4.2-4.6 microns.
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Status
Found on the ground at bases of hardwood trees and stumps, primarily oaks (J. Solem, pers. comm.). Mistakenly listed as M. giganteus (which does not occur in NA) in many field guides. Fruits throughout the season from spring into fall (L. Biechele, pers. comm.).
Description
Fruiting body: Light yellowish-gray to gray-brown in age; fan/spoon-shaped; margin thin, wavy/lobed; stains black when fresh (instant or slowly); flesh white, fibrous; to 16" (41 cm) or more. Pores: White/creamy-white, stain black. Stalk: Ochre to red brown; stains black (J. Solem, pers. comm.).
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A fresh Black-staining Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (8/4/2016).
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Black-staining Polypore in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/29/2018). Determined by Bob and Jo Solem.
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Black-staining Polypore growing in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/3/2018). Determined by Jo Solem.
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A Black-staining Polypore (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/5/2011).
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A Black-staining Polypore (older fruiting body, stained) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/5/2010).
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Black-staining Polypore in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/19/2019). (c) Vanessa Beauchamp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Black-staining Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (7/9/2018).
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Black-staining Polypore growing in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/13/2018). Determined by Bob and Jo Solem.
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Black-staining Polypore in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/21/2015). (c) scottyastro, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Black-staining Polypore in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/17/2014).
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Black-staining Polypore in Charles Co., Maryland (7/6/2020). (c) Tim Emhoff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Black-staining Polypore in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/20/2019). (c) R. DN., some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Black-staining Polypore in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/23/2020). (c) ktanabe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Black-staining Polypore in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/4/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Black-staining Polypore in Talbot Co., Maryland (7/15/2020). (c) cnmurray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Black-staining Polypore in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/3/2019). (c) William J. Davis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND).
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Black-staining Polypore in Montgomery Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) thierola, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Spores of Black-staining Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (7/9/2018). Nearly round, smooth, hyaline. 4.7-5.5 X 4.2-4.6 microns.
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Source: Wikipedia
| Meripilus sumstinei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Meripilaceae |
| Genus: | Meripilus |
| Species: | M. sumstinei
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| Binomial name | |
| Meripilus sumstinei (Murrill) M.J.Larsen & Lombard (1988)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Meripilus sumstinei, commonly known as the giant polypore or the black-staining polypore, is a species of fungus in the family Meripilaceae. Originally described in 1905 by William Alphonso Murrill as Grifola sumstinei, it was transferred to Meripilus in 1988.[1] It is found in North America, where it grows in large clumps on the ground around the base of oak trees and tree stumps. The mushroom is edible.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "GSD Species Synonymy: Meripilus sumstinei (Murrill) M.J. Larsen & Lombard, Mycologia 80(5): 615 (1988)". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
- ^ Russell, B. (2010). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Penn State Press. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-271-04526-9.
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