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Cryptoporus volvatus This is a picture of Cryptoporus volvatus on the South Tract of the Patuxent Research Refuge near Laurel, Maryland. Cryptoporus volvatus,Geotagged,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Cryptoporus volvatus

This is a picture of Cryptoporus volvatus on the South Tract of the Patuxent Research Refuge near Laurel, Maryland.

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The Cryptoporus volvatus

''Cryptoporus volvatus'' is a polypore fungus that decomposes the rotting sapwood of conifers. It is an aftereffect of attack by the pine bark beetle bug. The fungus was originally described by American mycologist Charles Horton Peck in 1875 as ''Polyporus volvatus''.

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Similar species: Polyporales
Species identified by Matthew Beziat
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Uploaded May 21, 2022. Captured May 3, 2022 19:09 in 25GX+V6 Glenn Dale, MD, USA.
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  • SM-G991U
  • f/1.8
  • 1/120s
  • ISO100
  • 5.4mm