Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore
Lenzites betulinus (L.) Fr.
Also called: Birch Mazegill
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: Trametes betulina
Classification from Wikipedia: Trametes betulina. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.
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Photos
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Photo: Chuck Wilson. 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 | 337 |
| February | 262 |
| March | 305 |
| April | 258 |
| May | 158 |
| June | 97 |
| July | 181 |
| August | 447 |
| September | 621 |
| October | 706 |
| November | 420 |
| December | 337 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- California 709 records · Foraging rules
- New York 270 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 256 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 232 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 204 records · Foraging rules
- Ohio 178 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 163 records · Foraging rules
- Maryland 148 records · Foraging rules
- New Jersey 137 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 118 records · Foraging rules
- Georgia 113 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 100 records · Foraging rules
- Tennessee 94 records · Foraging rules
- Indiana 89 records · Foraging rules
- Illinois 88 records · Foraging rules
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- Connecticut78 records
- Louisiana74 records
- Vermont69 records
- Alabama57 records
- Florida55 records
- South Carolina55 records
- Missouri52 records
- New Hampshire51 records
- Minnesota47 records
- Arkansas43 records
- District of Columbia43 records
- Nova Scotia39 records
- Mississippi38 records
- Maine37 records
- Kentucky34 records
- West Virginia34 records
- Texas33 records
- Delaware30 records
- Michigan28 records
- Oregon28 records
- Wisconsin26 records
- Rhode Island23 records
- Alaska20 records
- British Columbia20 records
- Washington20 records
- Prince Edward Island19 records
- Manitoba13 records
- Iowa12 records
- New Brunswick9 records
- Oklahoma9 records
- South Dakota6 records
- Kansas5 records
- Alberta3 records
- Colorado3 records
- Montana3 records
- Idaho2 records
- Saskatchewan2 records
- New Mexico1 records
- North Dakota1 records
- Yukon1 records
Identification traits
| Cap shape | flat |
|---|---|
| Underside (gills, pores or teeth) | gills |
| Ecology | saprotrophic |
| Spore print color | white |
Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.
About
Trametes betulina (formerly Lenzites betulina), sometimes known by common names gilled polypore, birch mazegill or multicolor gill polypore, is a species of fungus. The caps are 2.5–13 centimetres (1–5 in) wide. Although it is a member of the Polyporales order, the fruiting bodies have gills instead of pores, which distinguishes it from the superficially similar Trametes versicolor or T. hirsuta. It is inedible due to its toughness. Research has shown that it has several medicinal properties, including antioxidant, antimicrobial, antitumor, and immunosuppressive activities.
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