White Cheese Polypore
Tyromyces chioneus (Fr.) P.Karst.
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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Photos
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Photo: Richard Jacob. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Bonnie Isaac. 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.
View season data as a table
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 18 |
| February | 6 |
| March | 15 |
| April | 11 |
| May | 29 |
| June | 75 |
| July | 202 |
| August | 351 |
| September | 492 |
| October | 359 |
| November | 83 |
| December | 25 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Pennsylvania 241 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 218 records · Foraging rules
- New York 212 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 152 records · Foraging rules
- West Virginia 48 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 47 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 43 records · Foraging rules
- New Jersey 40 records · Foraging rules
- Vermont 38 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 37 records · Foraging rules
- Maine 36 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 33 records · Foraging rules
- Illinois 29 records · Foraging rules
- New Hampshire 28 records · Foraging rules
- Nova Scotia 28 records · Foraging rules
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- Indiana25 records
- Ohio25 records
- Tennessee23 records
- Wisconsin22 records
- Maryland20 records
- Connecticut18 records
- New Brunswick18 records
- British Columbia18 records
- Idaho17 records
- Prince Edward Island17 records
- Washington17 records
- California12 records
- Minnesota10 records
- Montana9 records
- Missouri8 records
- Manitoba8 records
- District of Columbia8 records
- Rhode Island7 records
- Iowa6 records
- Louisiana6 records
- Arkansas4 records
- Oregon4 records
- Florida3 records
- Texas3 records
- Alaska3 records
- Utah2 records
- Alabama2 records
- Alberta2 records
- Arizona2 records
- Georgia2 records
- Yukon1 records
- Delaware1 records
- Hawaii1 records
- Kansas1 records
- Kentucky1 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador1 records
- Saskatchewan1 records
- South Carolina1 records
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
Tyromyces chioneus, commonly known as the white cheese polypore, is a species of polypore fungus. A widely distributed fungus, it has a circumpolar distribution, in temperate boreal pine forests, of Asia, Europe, and North America, causes white rot in dead hardwood trees, especially birch.
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