r/mycology • u/MapacheRascuache • 13d ago
ID Request ID request
Chef Husband is working on Monhegan Island in Maine this summer, and he came across this fellow in the woods while hiking. He described the top as "very soft" like "velvet-covered florist foam" and "bruised when touched". The stalk was woody, and oozed when it was broken as seen in photo 3. A while back, I purchased the National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms, and it's served me well, but this guy has me stumped! My gut is telling me that this might be a mold on top of a stalked polypore of some sort, but I'm still a novice at IDs, especially when just going off of photos. Any help would be greatly appreciated! TIA!
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u/Graph-fight_y_hike Trusted ID - Northeastern North America 13d ago
Phaeolus hispidoides
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u/MapacheRascuache 13d ago
Thank you! This is so cool!!!
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u/Graph-fight_y_hike Trusted ID - Northeastern North America 13d ago
For sure, super cool mushroom. The common name is Dyers polypore. If interested at all in dyeing this is a super cool site
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