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bracket fungus, shelf fungus
a woody fungus that forms shelflike sporophores on tree trunks and wood structures
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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
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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
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Neolentinus ponderosus
a gilled polypore with a large cap (up to 15 inches in diameter) and a broad stalk; edible when young and tender
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Nigroporus vinosus
a woody pore fungus with a dark brown to red brown cap and spore surface and small pores
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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
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Polyporus tenuiculus
a fungus with a whitish kidney-shaped cap and elongated pores; causes white rot in dead hardwoods
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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
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Fistulina hepatica, beefsteak fungus
a popular edible fungus with a cap the color of liver or raw meat; abundant in southeastern United States
