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Tyromyces chioneus? Habitat: White polypore growing on rotting birch Geotagged,Summer,Tyromyces chioneus,United States,polypore Click/tap to enlarge

Tyromyces chioneus?

Habitat: White polypore growing on rotting birch

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"Tyromyces chioneus", commonly known as the white cheese polypore, is a species of polypore fungus. A widely distributed fungus, it has a circumpolar distribution, in temperate boreal pine forests, of Asia, Europe, and North America, causes white rot in dead hardwood trees, especially birch.

Similar species: Polyporales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Apr 6, 2020. Captured Sep 21, 2019 10:22 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/4.5
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm