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Cinnabar-red Polypore
(Pycnoporus cinnabarinus) |
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 Cinnabar-red Polypore watercolor pencils, calligraphy |
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This bright orange-red, tough polypore has a semicircular to kidney-shaped, flat, cinnabar-red to orange stalkless cap 1-5 inches wide.
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Cinnabar-red Polypore, from above |
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The tubes that run to the pores, and the pores themselves, are too small to see without magnification. The pore surface is the same color as the cap.
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Cinnabar-red Polypore, from below |
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The spore print is white. This attractive-looking, conspicuous mushroom decomposes dead hardwoods. |
Cinnabar-red Polypores |
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It ranges throughout North America, and you can find it all year. It's easy to identify, but way to tough to eat.
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