Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor (Bulliard) Murrill    Synonyms: Daedalea unicolor.
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Agaricomycetes   >   Order Polyporales   >   Family Cerrenaceae   >   Genus Cerrena   

Status:

Found in overlapping clusters on dead hardwood.

Description:

Fruiting body: White to gray-brown; hairy to velvety; concentric rings (most obvious when young); kidney to fan-shaped; wavy margin; white flesh separated from cap by thin dark layer; infertile surface frequently green with algae. Pores: White to gray; highly variable in shape from round to maze or slot-like (in age). (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

There are 111 records in the project database.

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Mossy Maze Polypore (infertile surface) in Howard Co., Maryland (2/17/2011). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Mossy Maze Polypore in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/13/2019). (c) Ryan Patrick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by biglaughinggym via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Mossy Maze Polypore (fertile surface) in Howard Co., Maryland (2/17/2011). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Mossy Maze Polypore in Frederick Co., Maryland (12/31/2019). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Mossy Maze Polypore in Frederick Co., Maryland (12/31/2019). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Mossy Maze Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (2/17/2012). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Mossy Maze Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (2/17/2012). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)


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