hexagonal-pored polypore
Neofavolus alveolaris (DC.) Sotome & T.Hatt.
Also called: diamond polypore
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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.
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Edibility
Inedible Source: Wikipedia: Neofavolus alveolaris
Classification from Wikipedia: Neofavolus alveolaris. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.
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Photos
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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 | 33 |
| February | 25 |
| March | 46 |
| April | 139 |
| May | 303 |
| June | 245 |
| July | 295 |
| August | 283 |
| September | 186 |
| October | 200 |
| November | 62 |
| December | 32 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Pennsylvania 176 records · Foraging rules
- New York 138 records · Foraging rules
- Illinois 117 records · Foraging rules
- Ohio 111 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 92 records · Foraging rules
- Indiana 87 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 86 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 62 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 53 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 49 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 47 records · Foraging rules
- West Virginia 43 records · Foraging rules
- Maryland 40 records · Foraging rules
- New Jersey 38 records · Foraging rules
- Tennessee 37 records · Foraging rules
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- New Hampshire35 records
- Massachusetts30 records
- North Carolina25 records
- Vermont23 records
- Iowa22 records
- Connecticut19 records
- Delaware18 records
- Kentucky17 records
- Texas16 records
- Kansas15 records
- Missouri14 records
- Maine13 records
- Florida13 records
- Alabama11 records
- Nova Scotia8 records
- Arizona7 records
- Mississippi5 records
- Oklahoma5 records
- Louisiana5 records
- British Columbia4 records
- Colorado4 records
- North Dakota3 records
- Montana3 records
- Arkansas3 records
- South Carolina3 records
- New Brunswick3 records
- Manitoba3 records
- District of Columbia3 records
- Rhode Island2 records
- Prince Edward Island1 records
- California1 records
- Alberta1 records
- Georgia1 records
- South Dakota1 records
- Washington1 records
Identification traits
| Cap shape | offset |
|---|---|
| Underside (gills, pores or teeth) | pores |
| Ecology | saprotrophic |
| Stem features | bare |
| Spore print color | white |
Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.
About
Neofavolus alveolaris, commonly known as the hexagonal-pored polypore, is a species of fungus in the family Polyporaceae. It causes a white rot of dead hardwoods. Found on sticks and decaying logs, its distinguishing features are its yellowish to orange scaly cap, and the hexagonal or diamond-shaped pores. It is found in Eurasia and Australia; once thought to be widely distributed in North America, these specimens may belong to Neofavolus americanus.
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