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Pore Fungi<br />
GENUS Polyporus<br />
<strong>Edible</strong>: POLYPORUS SULPHUREUS (Sulphur shelf Mushroom,<br />
or Sulphur Polypore)<br />
This colorful fungus has been described and illustrated (Figure<br />
4) in "The Foolproof Four" section in sufficient detail so that<br />
it need not be discussed here.<br />
GENUS Strobilomyces<br />
<strong>Edible</strong>: STROBILOA/IYCES STROBILACEUS<br />
(Cone Fungus)<br />
Figure 57. Strobilomyces<br />
strobilaceus (Cone Fungus)<br />
. <strong>Edible</strong>.<br />
The common name of this fungus<br />
is suggested by the resemblance<br />
of the tufts on the cap to<br />
scales on pine cones (Figure 57).<br />
In the young plant the cap is<br />
spherical and covered with a thick<br />
layer of woolly, dark mycelium<br />
that breaks up into soft, pyramidal<br />
tufts as the cap expands, exposing<br />
a paler brown layer beneath. In<br />
maturity the cap is convex or flat<br />
and from 3 to 5 inches wide. The<br />
flesh of the cap is from 1/4 to 1/2<br />
inch thick near the stem, thin at<br />
the margin, soft and dry, pale tan<br />
when first broken, soon becoming<br />
reddish brown and often exuding a<br />
reddish-brown juice. After the flesh has been exposed to the air for<br />
some minutes, it becomes dark blue.<br />
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