Observation 338452: Polyporus P. Micheli ex Adans.
When: 2018-10-08
Collection location: Cedar Lane Park, Howard Co., Maryland, USA [Click for map]
Who: Jo Solem
Specimen available
Collection number:
Joanne Solem 10-08-18:12
Notes:
Mixed hardwoods. Fruiting body: top 5.3 cm across; pores: 2-3/mm, pore layer 1 mm; stalk just under 2.5 cm in diameter, 7.8 cm above ground; black section and broken root were below ground where it seemed to be attached to wood; portion of fruiting body above ground was soft and easily sliced; no pronounced odor.
Spores: (7.8) 8.3 – 10.2 × 3.5 – 4.2 microns.
The appearance and measurements of the fruiting body appear to fall within the extreme measurements of P. radicatus, but the spores are substantially smaller than listed limits.
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| User’s votes are weighted by their contribution to the site (log10 contribution). In addition, the user who created the observation gets an extra vote. | |||||||||
| Vote | Score | Weight | Users | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I’d Call It That | 3.0 | 3.92 | 1 | (Jo Solem) | |||||
| Promising | 2.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Could Be | 1.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Doubtful | -1.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Not Likely | -2.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| As If! | -3.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Overall Score sum(score * weight) / (total weight + 1) |
2.39 | 79.66% | |||||||