Mossy Maze Polypore
Cerrena unicolor (Bull.) Murrill
Safety first
Many edible mushrooms have toxic lookalikes, and some of those can be fatal. Have any mushroom identified in person by a local expert before you eat it.
If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call US Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 or 911 right away. In Canada, call your provincial poison centre or 911.
Edibility
Inedible Source: Wikipedia: Cerrena unicolor
Classification from Wikipedia: Cerrena unicolor. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.
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Photos
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Photo: Leanne Stacy Reitan. CC0. Source (inaturalist) -
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Photo: Ben Keen. CC0. Source (inaturalist)
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 | 70 |
| February | 70 |
| March | 99 |
| April | 127 |
| May | 154 |
| June | 174 |
| July | 290 |
| August | 545 |
| September | 534 |
| October | 460 |
| November | 178 |
| December | 75 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- New York 299 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 261 records · Foraging rules
- Ohio 210 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 188 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 183 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 116 records · Foraging rules
- Illinois 103 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 101 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 83 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 80 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 72 records · Foraging rules
- New Hampshire 71 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 68 records · Foraging rules
- Vermont 66 records · Foraging rules
- Iowa 65 records · Foraging rules
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- Maine60 records
- Kansas58 records
- Connecticut52 records
- Indiana48 records
- Manitoba48 records
- West Virginia47 records
- Idaho46 records
- Virginia44 records
- Nova Scotia41 records
- New Jersey36 records
- North Carolina35 records
- Montana32 records
- Tennessee26 records
- North Dakota23 records
- New Brunswick22 records
- Oregon21 records
- Alberta20 records
- Missouri19 records
- Delaware17 records
- Yukon15 records
- Maryland15 records
- South Dakota15 records
- Rhode Island13 records
- Saskatchewan12 records
- Kentucky11 records
- Texas11 records
- District of Columbia9 records
- Alaska8 records
- Louisiana8 records
- Nebraska8 records
- Northwest Territories7 records
- Florida7 records
- Prince Edward Island7 records
- Utah6 records
- Arkansas6 records
- California6 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador5 records
- Georgia5 records
- Hawaii4 records
- Alabama4 records
- Colorado4 records
- Mississippi3 records
- South Carolina2 records
- Arizona1 records
- Oklahoma1 records
- Wyoming1 records
Identification traits
| Cap shape | offset |
|---|---|
| Underside (gills, pores or teeth) | pores |
| Ecology | saprotrophic |
| Spore print color | white |
Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.
About
Cerrena unicolor, commonly known as the mossy maze polypore, is a species of poroid fungus in the genus Cerrena. The saprobic fungus causes white rot.
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