Pseudomerulius curtisii

Bolete or polypore? Grows shelf-like (no stem) on decaying wood (esp. hemlock & pine). Strongly veined, wavy, orange-yellow pores bruise darker orange.

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Description

Name in North American Boletes: Meiorganum curtisii

Genus: Pseudomerulius

  • Genus 2: Meiorganum
  • Genus 3: Paxillus

Species: curtisii

Common Name:

Tells: Bolete or polypore? Grows shelf-like (no stem) on decaying wood (esp. hemlock & pine). Strongly veined, wavy, orange-yellow pores bruise darker orange.

Other information: Pale brownish- to olive-yellow, fan- to petal- or semicircular-shaped cap often has reddish brown stains. Pores do not separate well from pale yellow cap flesh. Old & dried specimens reportedly smell “disagreeable” & are mildly bitter.

Edibility: Unknown.

CHEMICAL TESTS:

  • NH4OH (Ammonia): Cap skin turns purplish red to reddish brown or blackish.
  • KOH: Cap skin turns purplish red to reddish brown or blackish.
  • FeSO4 (Iron Salts): No data.

Links:

National Audubon Society Field guide to Mushrooms, Gary Lincoff  0 Mushrooms of West Virginia and the Central Appalachians  0 North American Boletes 218

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