| Family: Polyporaceae |    |
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| Fungi:> Basidiomycota:> Basidiomycetes:> Polyporales:> Polyporaceae:> Panus, Polyporus, Pycnoporus, Trametes. |
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| Polypores have a complex macrostructure, their flesh being composed of several kinds of hypae. The strengthening and binding hyphae account for the tough texture and long life of these fruit bodies. The family is one of convenience, members resembling one another only in their general appearance and growing on wood. | |
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| Genus: Panus | |
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| Species: Panus purpuratus G. Stev. Oddly for a polypores this one has gills and is easily mistaken for a Pleurotus. |  |  | |
Common Name: None | Height: 60 mm Width: 150 mm Season: Autumn, After rain Edible: No | ||
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| Genus: Polyporus | |
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| Species: Polyporus arcularius (Batsch) Fries | |  | |
| Common Name: None Found: Mixed Forest Substrate: On wood Spores: White | Height: 100 mm Width: 80 mm Season: ? Edible: No | ||
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| Species: Polyporus dictyopus Mont. | |  | |
| Common Name: None Found: Mixed Forest Substrate: Growing from wood Spores: ? | Height: 70 mm Width: 40 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No | ||
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| Species: Polyporus melanopus (Swartz) Fries | |  | |
| Common Name: None Found: Podocarp Forest Substrate: Growing from wood Spores: White | Height: 70 mm Width: 50 mm Season: Spring Edible: No | ||
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| Genus: Pycnoporus | |
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| Species: Pycnoporus coccineus (Bull.) Bondartsev & Singer | |  | |
| Common Name: Orange Bracket Found: Mixed Forest Substrate: Growing from wood Spores: ? | Height: 100 mm Width: 80 mm Season: ? Edible: Unknown | ||
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| Genus: Trametes | |
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| Species: Trametes versicolor (L.) Pilát. | |  | |
| Common Name: Turkey Tails Found: Mixed Forests Substrate: Wood Spores: white to pale yellow | Height: 80 mm Width: 40 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No | ||
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| Unidentified | |
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| The fungi below are those that I have been unable to identify beyond there genus. This maybe due to me miss understanding the keys or a species that has not yet been described (named). | |
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| Species: Polyporus Sp. | |  | |
| Common Name: None Found: leptospermum Forest Substrate: Growing from wood Spores: ? | Length: 70 mm Width: 50 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No | ||
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