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| synonyms: White Cheese Polypore |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Inedible |
| fungus colour: White to cream |
| normal size: 5-15cm |
| cap type: Other |
| stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent |
| flesh: Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy) |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on wood |
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Tyromyces chioneus (Fr.) Karsten syn. Tyromyces albellus Pk. White Cheese Polypore. Bracket 2-12cm across, 2-8cm wide, 1-3.5cm thick; fan-shaped to subcircular, succulent; upper surface white or buff then yellowing; suede-like. Tubes 1-7mm deep; white, yellowing with age Pores 3-4 per mm, circular to elongate; whitish or yellowish. No stem. Flesh soft and watery at first, drying hard and chalky; white. Odor fragrant when fresh. Taste nasty, soapy. Spores subcylindrical to sausage-shaped, smooth 4-6 x 1.5-2µ. Deposit white. Habitat singly or in groups on dead hardwoods and occasionally on conifers. Common. Found in Europe and widely distributed in North America. Season July-November (later in California). Not edible. |
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