Violet-toothed Polypore

Trichaptum biforme (Fr.) Ryvarden

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: Trichaptum biforme

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

Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.

Photos

Photo: Luke. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Luke. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Conway Hawn. CC0. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Wendy G. 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.

View season data as a table

Recorded observations of Violet-toothed Polypore by month
Month	Records
January	235
February	181
March	252
April	313
May	328
June	369
July	622
August	848
September	918
October	997
November	535
December	305

Where it is found

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

New York 641 records · Foraging rules
Pennsylvania 454 records · Foraging rules
Ontario 432 records · Foraging rules
Ohio 396 records · Foraging rules
Illinois 251 records · Foraging rules
Florida 237 records · Foraging rules
Georgia 220 records · Foraging rules
North Carolina 219 records · Foraging rules
Virginia 189 records · Foraging rules
Wisconsin 187 records · Foraging rules
Indiana 182 records · Foraging rules
New Jersey 179 records · Foraging rules
Minnesota 165 records · Foraging rules
Maryland 162 records · Foraging rules
Massachusetts 157 records · Foraging rules

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Louisiana155 records
Connecticut146 records
Tennessee139 records
New Hampshire135 records
Quebec126 records
South Carolina114 records
Vermont103 records
Michigan98 records
West Virginia95 records
Alabama92 records
Missouri90 records
Texas64 records
Maine64 records
Iowa57 records
Arkansas55 records
Delaware49 records
Kentucky49 records
District of Columbia48 records
Nova Scotia47 records
British Columbia43 records
Colorado33 records
Manitoba30 records
North Dakota28 records
Rhode Island26 records
Utah21 records
California20 records
New Brunswick19 records
Oklahoma19 records
Alberta18 records
Mississippi17 records
Saskatchewan14 records
Washington14 records
Montana13 records
Kansas13 records
South Dakota12 records
Alaska12 records
Idaho10 records
Arizona10 records
Northwest Territories9 records
Oregon9 records
New Mexico7 records
Yukon6 records
Prince Edward Island5 records
Wyoming3 records
Newfoundland and Labrador3 records
Hawaii1 records

All state and province foraging laws

Identification traits

Cap shape	offset
Underside (gills, pores or teeth)	teeth
Ecology	saprotrophic
Spore print color	white

Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.

About

Trichaptum biforme, commonly known as the violet-pored bracket fungus, purple tooth, or violet-toothed polypore, is a species of poroid fungus in the order Hymenochaetales.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the original article.