common porecrust
Schizophyllum commune Fr.
Also called: Splitgill, Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus, splitgill mushroom, Split Gill Fungus
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
Edible (per source) Source: Wikipedia: Schizophyllum commune
Classification from Wikipedia: Schizophyllum commune. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.
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Photos
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Photo: Annette Herz. CC-BY. 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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| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 724 |
| February | 602 |
| March | 726 |
| April | 710 |
| May | 589 |
| June | 611 |
| July | 680 |
| August | 672 |
| September | 520 |
| October | 687 |
| November | 502 |
| December | 696 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- California 1,011 records · Foraging rules
- Texas 707 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 530 records · Foraging rules
- New York 392 records · Foraging rules
- Florida 376 records · Foraging rules
- Ohio 329 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 283 records · Foraging rules
- Illinois 280 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 229 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 217 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 180 records · Foraging rules
- Oregon 173 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 173 records · Foraging rules
- Louisiana 163 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 151 records · Foraging rules
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- Indiana148 records
- Minnesota140 records
- Massachusetts138 records
- Maryland127 records
- Oklahoma107 records
- New Jersey106 records
- Missouri105 records
- Michigan103 records
- Tennessee101 records
- Georgia97 records
- Connecticut90 records
- Alabama84 records
- South Carolina71 records
- Hawaii70 records
- Iowa66 records
- West Virginia65 records
- Quebec65 records
- Manitoba64 records
- Kansas63 records
- Vermont61 records
- New Hampshire61 records
- Arkansas60 records
- Mississippi55 records
- District of Columbia51 records
- Kentucky49 records
- Maine42 records
- Delaware36 records
- Arizona35 records
- Nova Scotia30 records
- Rhode Island27 records
- New Brunswick19 records
- Alberta18 records
- North Dakota15 records
- South Dakota14 records
- Saskatchewan13 records
- Prince Edward Island10 records
- Nebraska10 records
- New Mexico3 records
- Utah2 records
- Wyoming2 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador2 records
- Colorado1 records
- Montana1 records
Identification traits
| 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
Schizophyllum commune is a species of fungus in the genus Schizophyllum. The mushroom resembles undulating waves of tightly packed corals or a loose Chinese fan. Gillies or split-gills vary from creamy yellow to pale white in colour. The cap is 1–4 centimetres (3⁄8–1+5⁄8 in) wide with a dense yet spongey body texture. It is found on rotting wood throughout the world. This fungus is an opportunistic environmental pathogen.
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