Shiny Cinnamon Polypore

Coltricia cinnamomea

A little vase-shaped polypore, recognized by its silky, cinnamon cap. It is frequently found in moss along trails. When fresh, the cap surface has a sheen and is delicately zoned with concentric bands of cinnamon brown. The flesh is tough and leathery, and when sliced open is rusty brown or even orange.
Shiny Cinnamon Polypore - Coltricia cinnamomea Concentrically zoned Cinnamon-brown, silky cap. The cap was very thin and tough. Stem was also brown and very tough. Brown pores. These mushrooms are lovely and have a fantastic texture, but they remind me of the black velvet kitsch paintings that were popular in the 1970's in the US. Habitat: Growing in moss in a mixed forest. Coltricia cinnamomea,Fall,Geotagged,United States,coltricia,fungus,mushroom

Appearance

Cap: 1-5 cm; more or less round in outline; flat or vase-shaped; dry; silky-shiny when fresh; cinnamon brown, usually with concentric bands of colors; the margin straight and thin, sometimes eroding in age.

Pore Surface: Yellowish brown to brown or cinnamon brown; running down the stem or not; pores angular to circular, 2-3 per mm; tubes 3 mm deep at most; not bruising.

Stem: 1-5 cm long; 1-4 mm thick; dry; brown to cinnamon brown; velvety; more or less equal; tough.
Coltricia cinnamomea Growing in sandy soil with a lot of Casuarina trees present. Australia,Coltricia cinnamomea,Eamw fungi,Geotagged,Winter

Distribution

Found in North America east of the Rocky Mountains and on the West Coast.
Dark Brown woody mushrooms Surprisingly, I'm having a really hard time finding anything like these… they were very thin and quite leathery to almost brittle. I figure they must be some sort of polypore, but most of those seem to have light/white pore surfaces and this one's underside was as dark as the surface. The stems were offset and dark brown too. Any insights would be greatly appreciated. It seems it is a very dark morph of coltricia cinnamomea - the other common coltricia around here, coltricia perennis, has a light colored pore surface. http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~5834.asp Coltricia cinnamomea,Geotagged,Mt Rainier National Park,Spring,United States,fungus,mushroom

Habitat

Growing alone or in small groups under hardwoods in packed soil, often along paths and roadways; infrequently on deadwood

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Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderHymenochaetales
FamilyHymenochaetaceae
GenusColtricia
SpeciesColtricia cinnamomea
Photographed in
Australia
United States of America