Polyporus tuberaster, commonly known as the tuberous polypore[1][2] or stone fungus,[3] is a species of fungus in the genus Polyporus.[4] It is easily identified by the fact that it grows from a large sclerotium that can resemble buried wood or a potato.[5]

The yellow-brown cap is 4–15 cm wide, and ranges from convex to flat and even funnel-shaped.[6] The whitish stalks can grow upwards of 10 cm high and 2–4 cm wide.[6] The spores are white.[6]

The species is edible but also tough.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Polyporus tuberaster, Tuberous Polypore fungus". first-nature.com. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  2. ^ says, Claus S. "Tuberous Polypore". Wild Food UK. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  3. ^ Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi (Second ed.). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.
  4. ^ "Polyporus tuberaster in Mycobank".
  5. ^ Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi (Second ed.). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.
  6. ^ a b c d Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 337–338. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyporus_tuberaster
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