Hexagonal Polypore
Polyporus alveolaris
Family: Polyporaceae
Also called: Hexagonal-Pored Polypore, Honeycomb Bracket
Overview
Small orange-tan polypore with strikingly hexagonal pores on dead hardwood sticks and small branches. Tough but edible while young and tender.
Edibility
Edible
Rarity
common
Trophic mode
saprotrophic
Typical peak
Apr–May
Season
Mar–Jun — typical fruiting months: Feb, Mar, Apr, May.
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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