Cinnabar Red Polypore Pycnoporus cinnabarinus (Jacq.) P. Karst.    Synonyms: Northern Cinnabar Polypore, Polystictus cinnabarinus, Trametes cinnabarina, Trametes cinnabarinus.
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Agaricomycetes   >   Order Polyporales   >   Family Polyporaceae   >   Genus Pycnoporus   

Description:

Fruiting body: Orange to reddish-orange (fades with age); smooth/wrinkled; fan to kidney-shaped; laterally attached; flesh fibrous, tough. Pores: Dark red-orange to orange, pore color usually brighter than dorsal side (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

Where to find:

Solitary, groups, overlapping clusters on decaying wood (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

There are 148 records in the project database.

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A Cinnabar Red Polypore in Baltimore Co., Maryland (12/31/2014). Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Cinnabar Red Polypore in Frederick Co., Maryland (1/1/2019). Photo by Robert Warren. (MBP list)

A Cinnabar Red Polypore in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/1/2014). Photo by David Hilmy. (MBP list)

Cinnabar Red Polypore (fertile surface) in Charles Co., Maryland (4/12/2009). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Cinnabar Red Polypore in Garrett Co., Maryland (5/12/2013). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Cinnabar Red Polypore in Carroll Co., Maryland (4/22/2018). Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Cinnabar Red Polypore in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/28/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

A Cinnabar Red Polypore in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/20/2015). Identified by Paul Noell. Photo by Keith Eric Costley. (MBP list)

A Cinnabar Red Polypore cross-section in Howard Co., Maryland (3/29/2018). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Cinnabar Red Polypore in Garrett Co., Maryland (5/12/2013). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Cinnabar Red Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (3/29/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Cinnabar Red Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (3/29/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Cinnabar Red Polypore in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/22/2020). (c) Tony Futcher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tony Futcher via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Cinnabar Red Polypore in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/14/2019). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Cinnabar Red Polypore in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (10/31/2020). (c) akidforthewild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by akidforthewild via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Cinnabar Red Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (7/20/2013). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Nancy Magnusson. (MBP list)

Cinnabar Red Polypore in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/30/2020). (c) dangitmimi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by dangitmimi via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Cinnabar Red Polypore in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/14/2019). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Cinnabar Red Polypore in Frederick Co., Maryland (1/4/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Cinnabar Red Polypore in Frederick Co., Maryland (1/4/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Cinnabar Red Polypore spores collected in Howard Co., Maryland (3/29/2018). Cylindric, smooth, hyaline; measured 5.6-6.8 X 2.6-3.3 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Spores of Cinnabar Red Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (3/29/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Cinnabar Red Polypore in Montgomery Co., Maryland (12/18/2016). (c) jhammock, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by jhammock via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Cinnabar Red Polypore in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/29/2019). (c) elaniobro, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by elaniobro via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Cinnabar Red Polypore in Montgomery Co., Maryland (12/18/2016). (c) jhammock, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by jhammock via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Cinnabar Red Polypore in Frederick Co., Maryland (1/5/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)


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