Tropical Cinnabar Polypore

Pycnoporus sanguineus

Family: Polyporaceae

Also called: Blood-Red Bracket, Vermilion Polypore

Tropical Cinnabar Polypore (Pycnoporus sanguineus)
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Overview

Southern counterpart of P. cinnabarinus — vivid orange on dead hardwood in the subtropics. Inedible.

Edibility
Edible
Rarity
common
Trophic mode
saprotrophic
Typical peak
Year-round

Season

Year-round — typical fruiting months: , Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.

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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