Classification:
Phylum Basidiomycota
Class Agaricomycetes
Order Hymenochaetales
Family Hymenochaetaceae
Isolation and culturing methods:
This fruiting body was collected on April 2n2 in Turtle Creek Park in Lewisburg, PA. It was collected from a tree trunk and it was pretty high up. It was placed in a paper bag and brought back to the lab to further analyze and identify.
Culture appearance and growth
The cap is very large, around 12 cm in diameter. It is corky and tough. The cap actually feels very woody. Because it is thick, it is hard to break or even bend. The hymenium is light brown and pored. The other side of the cap has dark and rough zonate zones. It feels as if this fungus was growing in layers. It is disc shaped.
