The birch polypore is a mushroom with a storied history ... Rogers said. Cup fungi are small mushrooms with a concave, cup-like shape. When activated by an animal, water droplet, or strong ...

is an edible mushroom that’s a favorite of mushroom hunters. Hen-of-the-woods is a polypore — a type of fungus that has small pores covering its underside. They grow on the bases of trees in ...

All true oyster mushrooms are edible and won't present a major threat to tree health. Plus, they kill and eat roundworms, making them technically carnivorous. Polypores, overall, are common ...

May is the month for morels up here in the northern Midwest. However, some can be found as early as March in the central ...

Fungi with this structure type are broadly grouped into what are called Polypore form mushrooms and survive by decomposing the structural wood of their host tree. Pheasant’s Backs are one of ...

Chaga mushrooms may be good for boosting your immune ... Chaga is also known by other names, such as black mass, clinker polypore, birch canker polypore, cinder conk and the sterile conk trunk ...

It belongs to the polypore group of mushrooms with their large fruiting bodies. These attractive fungi have an earthy aroma, crunchy texture, and taste similar to hearty game meat. They grow up ...

Some were even good for medicinal purposes like the birch polypore. Finding mushrooms ... In fact, while on the mushroom hunt, he identified a small bird nest, once home to a hummingbird.

has also caught the mushroom bug, and together the two of them set up film and photography company Planet Fungi. In 2012, Mr Axford stumbled across a small blue fungus while walking in a ...