10.31.26 Dam No. 4 Woods- East, Park Ridge, IL (polypores)

 See my other posts from this official mycological survey here


Turkey-tails

Algae-covered Turkey-tails

Dark brown Turkey-tails

Many turkey-tails and many turkey-tail colors from the same flush

Polypore

Hairy Bracket, Trametes hirsuta

Turkey-tails

More Turkey-tails

Unidentified polypore, possibly in the Turkey-tail genus (Trametes)

A mature Little Nest Polypore, no longer little nor nest-shaped

Little Nest Polypore

More Little Nest Polypore

Even more Little Nest Polypore

 Finally, the last of the Little Nest Polypores

Perennipora ohiensis

While the mighty Artist Bracket, bearing fruiting bodies that spread spores for decades, is a well-known perennial (multi-year) polypore, these cute little guys also spread their spores multiple years

Thin-walled Maze Polypore

More Thin-walled Maze Polypore

Cool

Ganoderma sp., possibly Ganoderma sessile, the main Reishi species in the Eastern US

Unidentified polypore

Little Nest Polypore

Little Nest Polypore


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