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Grifola frondosa, commonly known as maitake or hen-of-the-woods, is a polypore mushroom associated with oak trees. It’s notable for its dense clusters of flavorful fruiting bodies and traditional medicinal applications in Asian cultures. The mushroom is valued by foragers, chefs seeking unique flavo...

Ganoderma lucidum, commonly known as reishi or lingzhi, is a polypore mushroom native to Asia. It’s notable for its long history of use in traditional Eastern medicine where it was valued for immune support and promoting overall wellness. The fungus produces compounds believed to have beneficial eff...

Inonotus obliquus, commonly known as chaga, is a parasitic polypore fungus that primarily infects birch trees in cold boreal climates. It does not produce a typical fruiting body like most mushrooms, but instead forms a dense, charcoal-like sterile conk that draws nutrients from its host tree. This...

Trametes versicolor, the turkey tail, is one of the world's most studied medicinal fungi, found on dead wood across every continent except Antarctica, and the source of the immunomodulatory compound polysaccharide-K (PSK).

Laetiporus cincinnatus is an edible bracket fungus commonly referred to as the white-pored chicken of the woods. It is native to eastern North America and typically grows from the roots or base of oak trees. The species is distinguished from the more common Laetiporus sulphureus by its pale pinkish...

*Antrodia camphorata*, also recognized as *Taiwanofungus camphoratus* and locally known as niu-chang-chih, is a rare medicinal polypore fungus. It is strictly endemic to Taiwan, where it grows exclusively on the rotting heartwood of the endangered *Cinnamomum kanehirae* tree. The slow-growing fruiti...

*Laetiporus sulphureus*, popularly known as chicken of the woods, is a large edible bracket fungus native to Europe and parts of North America. It forms dense, shelf-like clusters of fruiting bodies characterized by striking sulphur-yellow and bright orange coloration with a suede-like surface. The...

Chicken of the Woods is a common name for several species of edible bracket fungi, most notably Laetiporus sulphureus. It is easily identified by its large, overlapping shelf-like structures that display bright orange and yellow coloration. This polypore mushroom grows as a parasite and saprotroph o...

The Umbrella Polypore, or Polyporus umbellatus, is a large, edible mushroom characterized by a cluster of small, circular caps emerging from a central, branched stem. It grows in temperate hardwood forests across Europe, Asia, and North America, typically at the base of trees. In traditional Chinese...

Ganoderma sinense is a polypore fungus native to China, closely related to Ganoderma lucidum but distinguished by its darker spore deposits and darker fruiting body coloration. It is known in Chinese as zizhi (紫芝), meaning purple reishi, and is used in traditional Chinese medicine interchangeably...

Ganoderma tsugae, the hemlock varnish shelf, is a North American bracket fungus that grows almost exclusively on conifers, particularly eastern hemlock, and is closely related to the medicinal Ganoderma lucidum.

Wolfiporia cocos is a wood-decaying fungus in the polypore family that develops large, durable sclerotia underground, commonly in association with the roots of pine trees. Known as poria or fu ling, its dried sclerotium has a long history in traditional Chinese medicine and is included in numerous h...

Laetiporus gilbertsonii is a shelf-forming polypore in the chicken-of-the-woods group, occurring primarily in western North America. It produces overlapping orange to salmon-colored fruiting bodies with pale pore surfaces and causes brown rot in hardwoods, particularly eucalyptus and oak. Young, tho...

Phellinus linteus is a perennial bracket fungus that grows on hardwoods, including mulberry trees, and is known in Japan as meshima. It has been used in East Asian traditional medicine, where preparations have been associated with claims about immune and general health support. Those traditional use...

Fistulina hepatica, commonly called the beefsteak fungus, is a fleshy bracket fungus found mainly on living or dead broadleaf trees. It is especially associated with oaks and sweet chestnuts. The reddish fruit body can exude a red liquid when cut, while the interior often shows pale fibers and a mar...

Confluent Polypore is the common name for Albatrellus confluens, a terrestrial polypore found on or near the ground rather than on tree trunks. Its salmon-colored, fan-shaped caps often merge into compound clusters, while the undersides carry small pores instead of gills. The species fruits under co...

The Giant Polypore, Meripilus giganteus, is a large bracket fungus that grows at the bases or on the roots of broad-leaved trees, especially beech and oak. Its fruiting bodies consist of numerous overlapping, fan-shaped caps, and the flesh characteristically darkens or turns black when bruised. The...

Known as birch polypore, this species grows exclusively on birch trees; fragments were found among the possessions of Ötzi the Iceman, dated to around 3300 BCE.

Albatrellus confluens is a polypore fungus associated mainly with coniferous forests in Europe and North America. Its cream to pale ochre caps often develop in dense groups and may fuse together, producing irregular clusters rather than separate fruit bodies. The pores form the fertile surface benea...

Polyporus squamosus, commonly called dryad's saddle or pheasant back, is a large bracket fungus that grows mainly on dead or weakened hardwood trees. Its fan-shaped caps have pale brown scales arranged over a lighter background, and fresh specimens are noted for a cucumber-like smell. The species is...

Beefsteak fungus, Fistulina hepatica, is a bracket fungus found mainly on the trunks and stumps of broad-leaved trees, especially oak and sweet chestnut. Its reddish, moist fruiting body has a fibrous texture that can resemble raw beef, and damaged tissue may release a red juice. It is regarded as e...

Fomes fomentarius is a perennial bracket fungus commonly called tinder fungus or hoof fungus. It forms hard, hoof-shaped fruiting bodies on the trunks of living or dead broad-leaved trees and has long been used as tinder and as a material for fire-starting. A piece of this fungus was found among the...

Ganoderma applanatum, the artist's conk, is a perennial bracket fungus found worldwide whose white pore surface bruises brown when marked, making it a substrate traditionally used for drawings and engravings.

Bondarzewia montana is a large polypore that forms overlapping clusters or rosettes near the bases of trees and on woody material. It is associated mainly with coniferous or mixed woodland in mountainous and temperate regions, where it contributes to the decomposition of wood. Young specimens have s...

Bondarzewia berkeleyi, commonly known as Berkeley's polypore, is a large wood-decay fungus of eastern and central North American hardwood forests. It usually produces broad, overlapping caps arranged in a rosette or in massive clustered groups near the base of a tree or stump. Young specimens have b...

Fomitopsis pinicola es un hongo poliporo de la familia Fomitopsidaceae que produce pudrición parda en la madera. Forma cuerpos fructíferos perennes, duros y con bandas de color que suelen incluir tonos rojizos, anaranjados, marrones y blancos. Se encuentra asociado principalmente con árboles y tocon...

Phellinus igniarius is a perennial woody bracket fungus that grows parasitically on willows and other hardwood trees. It forms hard, hoof-shaped conks with a brown to black exterior and a pore-bearing underside. The species is inedible and has a long history of use as tinder because its dry tissue c...

Meripilus giganteus is a large saprotrophic polypore that decomposes the wood of beech and other broad-leaved trees. It usually produces extensive rosette-like clusters of overlapping fan-shaped caps from the base or roots of a host tree, and these clusters can become very large. The upper surfaces...

Dryad's Saddle is the common name for Cerioporus squamosus, a large polypore fungus found in Europe and North America. It usually grows on trunks, stumps, or fallen wood of broad-leaved trees and produces overlapping bracket-like fruiting bodies with broad, pale caps marked by darker scales. Young s...