Giant Polypore
Meripilus giganteus (Pers.) P.Karst.
Also called: Black-staining Polypore
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.
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 | 1 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 17 |
| June | 36 |
| July | 105 |
| August | 112 |
| September | 61 |
| October | 59 |
| November | 10 |
| December | 0 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Pennsylvania 50 records · Foraging rules
- New York 33 records · Foraging rules
- Maryland 19 records · Foraging rules
- Ohio 13 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 13 records · Foraging rules
- New Jersey 11 records · Foraging rules
- Tennessee 10 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 10 records · Foraging rules
- Illinois 7 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 7 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 7 records · Foraging rules
- Missouri 6 records · Foraging rules
- Louisiana 6 records · Foraging rules
- District of Columbia 6 records · Foraging rules
- Indiana 5 records · Foraging rules
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- West Virginia5 records
- Ontario4 records
- Iowa3 records
- British Columbia3 records
- Connecticut3 records
- Alabama2 records
- Georgia2 records
- Colorado2 records
- Maine1 records
- California1 records
- Florida1 records
- Alberta1 records
- Michigan1 records
- Minnesota1 records
- Nebraska1 records
- New Hampshire1 records
- Washington1 records
More in the genus Meripilus
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