Northern Cushion Polypore

Climacocystis borealis

Family: Polyporaceae

Also called: Borealis Tooth, Northern Conifer Tooth

Northern Cushion Polypore (Climacocystis borealis)
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Overview

Soft white-cream bracket on spruce and other conifers in boreal forest. Causes butt rot. Inedible.

Edibility
Edible
Rarity
uncommon
Trophic mode
parasitic
Typical peak
Sep–Oct

Season

Sep–Nov — typical fruiting months: Aug, Sep, Oct.

Host trees & substrate

  • Living pine
  • Living hemlock

Where it grows

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