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ID help? Some kind of polypore? eastern WA, USA (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 2 days ago by WeirdyTrip@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/mycology@mander.xyz
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[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

My amature guess is that it's turkey tail (Trametes versicolor)

It might help if the tree its found on could be identified

[–] WeirdyTrip@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I was thinking it looked turkey-tail-esque! Interesting!

It's growing at the base of a viburnum, though I don't know what specific species in that genus.

[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That link above has a check list of sorts to help in the identification.

[–] WeirdyTrip@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago

I noticed, very cool website, will def bookmark it for future use!

For this one, I am thinking it might not be T.versi, but maybe something in Trametes? Some of my answers to the questions on the site don't quite match up;

  1. It has a true pore surface (match)

  2. Pores are pretty easily visible and large, also at places quite angular (not match)

  3. Fuzzy/velvety cap (match)

  4. Fresh caps are quite bright creamy white (not match)

  5. Cap does have pretty distinct color zones (match)

  6. This one is a little hard for me to determine since idk what is considered rigid vs flexible, I am not a very experienced forager and don't have a super vast depth of experience to compare to. I can pretty easily wiggle on the caps and they didn't snap off the stump, so to me they seem pretty thin and flexible? But maybe it's because the cap is still young and supple? (Unsure)