Smoky Polypore

When I turned over this log, this fungus just looked a massive, spreading pore surface. There was very little actual pileus visible. The pore surface was gray, bruised black, and was covered in drops of water. What cap surface I could see was cream-tan and faintly zoned.

Bjerkandera adusta produces enzymes that can degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; therefore, there has been interest in researching it for possible use in bioremediation.