Elegant Polypore
Cerioporus varius (Pers.) Zmitr. & Kovalenko
Also called: Variegated Polypore
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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Lookalikes
No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.
Season
When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.
The highlighted bar is the current month.
View season data as a table
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 9 |
| February | 5 |
| March | 11 |
| April | 18 |
| May | 67 |
| June | 171 |
| July | 329 |
| August | 375 |
| September | 235 |
| October | 196 |
| November | 52 |
| December | 10 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- New York 108 records · Foraging rules
- Ohio 103 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 86 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 83 records · Foraging rules
- Illinois 74 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 66 records · Foraging rules
- Idaho 59 records · Foraging rules
- West Virginia 57 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 54 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 51 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 50 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 44 records · Foraging rules
- New Hampshire 43 records · Foraging rules
- Colorado 41 records · Foraging rules
- Vermont 39 records · Foraging rules
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- California39 records
- Indiana37 records
- North Carolina34 records
- Nova Scotia31 records
- Virginia27 records
- Maryland24 records
- Minnesota23 records
- Montana23 records
- Manitoba20 records
- Missouri19 records
- Tennessee19 records
- Alaska18 records
- Massachusetts17 records
- Oregon17 records
- Alberta15 records
- Iowa15 records
- Maine14 records
- New Jersey10 records
- Florida9 records
- Northwest Territories9 records
- Arizona8 records
- Georgia8 records
- Utah8 records
- Wyoming8 records
- Kentucky5 records
- District of Columbia4 records
- Nebraska4 records
- New Brunswick4 records
- New Mexico4 records
- Connecticut3 records
- Yukon3 records
- Kansas2 records
- Prince Edward Island2 records
- Louisiana1 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador1 records
- Nunavut1 records
- South Carolina1 records
- South Dakota1 records
More in the genus Cerioporus
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