Wrinkled Crust

Phlebia radiata Fr.

Also called: Spreading Phlebia

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Edibility

Inedible Source: Wikipedia: Phlebia radiata

Classification from Wikipedia: Phlebia radiata. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.

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Photos

Photo: Shanze Yoell. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Peter Abrahamsen. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Sean Haight. CC0. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Leanne Stacy Reitan. 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.

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Recorded observations of Wrinkled Crust by month
Month	Records
January	94
February	51
March	32
April	22
May	30
June	37
July	79
August	103
September	300
October	617
November	352
December	195

Where it is found

States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.

Ontario 212 records · Foraging rules
British Columbia 171 records · Foraging rules
New York 163 records · Foraging rules
Ohio 148 records · Foraging rules
California 124 records · Foraging rules
Washington 116 records · Foraging rules
Pennsylvania 100 records · Foraging rules
Virginia 75 records · Foraging rules
Quebec 59 records · Foraging rules
Vermont 51 records · Foraging rules
Wisconsin 48 records · Foraging rules
New Jersey 44 records · Foraging rules
Massachusetts 43 records · Foraging rules
Connecticut 30 records · Foraging rules
Idaho 30 records · Foraging rules

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Illinois29 records
Maine29 records
Michigan28 records
Oregon28 records
New Hampshire28 records
Indiana28 records
West Virginia26 records
Maryland23 records
Nova Scotia22 records
Minnesota18 records
North Carolina12 records
Alabama11 records
District of Columbia11 records
Rhode Island9 records
Tennessee9 records
New Brunswick8 records
Arkansas7 records
Kentucky7 records
Manitoba7 records
Montana7 records
South Carolina7 records
Delaware5 records
Alberta5 records
Alaska4 records
Georgia4 records
New Mexico4 records
Iowa3 records
Missouri3 records
Florida2 records
Arizona2 records
Texas2 records
Colorado1 records
Hawaii1 records
Louisiana1 records
Mississippi1 records
Prince Edward Island1 records
Yukon1 records

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Identification traits

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

Phlebia radiata, commonly known as the wrinkled crust, is a common species of crust fungus in the family Meruliaceae. It grows as a wrinkled, orange to pinkish waxy crust on the decaying wood of coniferous and deciduous trees, in which it causes a white rot.

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