Blackfoot Polypore
Cerioporus leptocephalus
Family: Polyporaceae
Also called: Black-Footed Polypore, Blackfoot Bracket
Overview
Small tan polypore with a slender black-based stipe on buried hardwood. Edible only while very young; tough quickly.
Edibility
Edible
Rarity
common
Trophic mode
saprotrophic
Typical peak
Sep–Oct
Season
Sep–Nov — typical fruiting months: Aug, Sep, Oct.
Host trees & substrate
- Dead standing oak snags and logs
- Dead standing beech snags and logs
- Dead standing maple snags and logs
- Dead standing birch snags and logs
Where it grows
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