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Little Nest Polypore Odd, tiny, cup-like fungi that resemble bird&#039;s nest fungus, but without the eggs. This fungus starts out looking cup-like, but it develops a cap as it matures...The &quot;cups&quot; start out with zones of color on the inside and a smooth, white undersurface. With age, a polypore develops as an extension of the cup. These fungi ranged in size from 3-7mm.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71056/little_nest_polypore_-_trametes_conchifer.html" title="Little Nest Polypore - Trametes conchifer"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/71056_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=WeKSWag5QpXPPIG%2Bxd93wp0wA3o%3D" width="200" height="154" alt="Little Nest Polypore - Trametes conchifer Odd, tiny, cup-like fungi that resemble bird&#039;s nest fungus, but without the eggs. This fungus starts out looking cup-like, but it develops a cap as it matures...The &quot;cups&quot; start out with zones of color on the inside and a smooth, white undersurface. With age, a polypore develops as an extension of the cup.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56250/little_nest_polypore.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58282/little_nest_polypore.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71055/little_nest_polypore_-_trametes_conchifer.html Fall,Geotagged,Little nest polypore,Poronidulus conchifer,Trametes conchifer,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58282/little_nest_polypore.html" title="Little Nest Polypore"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/58282_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=eBzIYOHVRuqFABogoCIZU8Yd3%2Bc%3D" width="200" height="140" alt="Little Nest Polypore Odd, tiny, cup-like fungi that resemble bird&#039;s nest fungus, but without the eggs. This fungus starts out looking cup-like, but it develops a cap as it matures...The &quot;cups&quot; start out with zones of color on the inside and a smooth, white undersurface. With age, a polypore develops as an extension of the cup. These fungi ranged in size from 3-7mm.<br /> <br /> It is thought that the cup-like stage serves as a splash-cup apparatus for distributing asexual spores. Therefore, the mushroom extends its reproductive period by have asexual spore dispersal before producing sexual spores.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71056/little_nest_polypore_-_trametes_conchifer.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71055/little_nest_polypore_-_trametes_conchifer.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56250/little_nest_polypore.html Fall,Geotagged,Little Nest Polypore,Little nest polypore,Poronidulus conchifer,United States,fungus,mushroom,polypore" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71055/little_nest_polypore_-_trametes_conchifer.html" title="Little Nest Polypore - Trametes conchifer"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/71055_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=ZYYKOSk0Z9XQ7%2FVP7KB%2FJhh177s%3D" width="200" height="144" alt="Little Nest Polypore - Trametes conchifer Odd, tiny, cup-like fungi that resemble bird&#039;s nest fungus, but without the eggs. This fungus starts out looking cup-like, but it develops a cap as it matures...The &quot;cups&quot; start out with zones of color on the inside and a smooth, white undersurface. With age, a polypore develops as an extension of the cup.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71056/little_nest_polypore_-_trametes_conchifer.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56250/little_nest_polypore.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58282/little_nest_polypore.html Fall,Geotagged,Little nest polypore,Poronidulus conchifer,Trametes conchifer,United States" /></a></figure> Fall,Fungus,Geotagged,Little nest polypore,Poronidulus conchifer,Trametes conchifer,United States,polypore Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Little Nest Polypore

Odd, tiny, cup-like fungi that resemble bird's nest fungus, but without the eggs. This fungus starts out looking cup-like, but it develops a cap as it matures...The "cups" start out with zones of color on the inside and a smooth, white undersurface. With age, a polypore develops as an extension of the cup. These fungi ranged in size from 3-7mm.

Little Nest Polypore - Trametes conchifer Odd, tiny, cup-like fungi that resemble bird's nest fungus, but without the eggs. This fungus starts out looking cup-like, but it develops a cap as it matures...The "cups" start out with zones of color on the inside and a smooth, white undersurface. With age, a polypore develops as an extension of the cup.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56250/little_nest_polypore.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58282/little_nest_polypore.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71055/little_nest_polypore_-_trametes_conchifer.html Fall,Geotagged,Little nest polypore,Poronidulus conchifer,Trametes conchifer,United States

Little Nest Polypore Odd, tiny, cup-like fungi that resemble bird's nest fungus, but without the eggs. This fungus starts out looking cup-like, but it develops a cap as it matures...The "cups" start out with zones of color on the inside and a smooth, white undersurface. With age, a polypore develops as an extension of the cup. These fungi ranged in size from 3-7mm.<br /> <br /> It is thought that the cup-like stage serves as a splash-cup apparatus for distributing asexual spores. Therefore, the mushroom extends its reproductive period by have asexual spore dispersal before producing sexual spores.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71056/little_nest_polypore_-_trametes_conchifer.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71055/little_nest_polypore_-_trametes_conchifer.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56250/little_nest_polypore.html Fall,Geotagged,Little Nest Polypore,Little nest polypore,Poronidulus conchifer,United States,fungus,mushroom,polypore

Little Nest Polypore - Trametes conchifer Odd, tiny, cup-like fungi that resemble bird's nest fungus, but without the eggs. This fungus starts out looking cup-like, but it develops a cap as it matures...The "cups" start out with zones of color on the inside and a smooth, white undersurface. With age, a polypore develops as an extension of the cup.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71056/little_nest_polypore_-_trametes_conchifer.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56250/little_nest_polypore.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58282/little_nest_polypore.html Fall,Geotagged,Little nest polypore,Poronidulus conchifer,Trametes conchifer,United States

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  1. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
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    Actually, the currently accepted name for this species is Poronidulus conchifer.
    http://www.mushroomexpert.com/poronidulus_conchifer.html
    http://www.mycobank.org/BioloMICS.aspx?TableKey=14682616000000067&Rec=22709&Fields=All
    http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/65e559c3cfa18c6d6919535ea13c12da
    http://eol.org/pages/1007180/overview
    https://www.gbif.org/species/2547299     Posted 7 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Oh, interesting! Thanks for the correction. Posted 7 years ago
    2. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
      Flown Kimmerling
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      Poronidulus has been deprecated. It is currently Trametes conchifer. The sites you have listed just haven't been updated. :) https://mushroomobserver.org/name/show_name/25137 Posted 7 years ago

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The Little nest polypore

Trametes conchifer, the little nest polypore, is a fungus in the Polyporaceae resembling a bird's nest fungus, yet without the eggs. It is found in North America.

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Similar species: Polyporales
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Uploaded Jan 4, 2018. Captured Oct 4, 2017 11:26 in Main St S, Southbury, CT 06488, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/256s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
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