pore mushroom

Noun
  1. Woody pore fungi;
    Any fungus of the family Polyporaceae or family Boletaceae having the spore-bearing surface within tubes or pores;
    The fruiting bodies are usually woody at maturity and persistent (synset 113070713)
    is a type of: basidiomycete, basidiomycetous fungi - any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota
    subtypes:
    • bracket fungus, shelf fungus - a woody fungus that forms shelflike sporophores on tree trunks and wood structures
    • albatrellus dispansus - a rare fungus having a large (up to 14 inches wide) yellow fruiting body with multiple individual caps and a broad central stalk and a fragrant odor
    • albatrellus ovinus, sheep polypore - a fungus with a whitish often circular cap and a white pore surface and small pores and a white central stalk; found under conifers; edible but not popular
    • neolentinus ponderosus - a gilled polypore with a large cap (up to 15 inches in diameter) and a broad stalk; edible when young and tender
    • nigroporus vinosus - a woody pore fungus with a dark brown to red brown cap and spore surface and small pores
    • oligoporus leucospongia - a pore fungus with a whitish cottony soft cap found on conifer logs in forests at high elevation in the western United States and adjacent Canada
    • polyporus tenuiculus - a fungus with a whitish kidney-shaped cap and elongated pores; causes white rot in dead hardwoods
    • polyporus squamosus, scaly polypore - a fungus with a lateral stalk (when there is a stalk) and a scaly cap that becomes nearly black in maturity; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
    • beefsteak fungus, fistulina hepatica - a popular edible fungus with a cap the color of liver or raw meat; abundant in southeastern United States
    same as: polypore, pore fungus

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