Yellow-red Gill Polypore Gloeophyllum sepiarium (Wulfen) P. A. Karsten    Synonyms: Rusty Gilled Polypore.
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Agaricomycetes   >   Order Gloeophyllales   >   Family Gloeophyllaceae   >   Genus Gloeophyllum   

Status:

Found solitary, in groups, or in rosettes on decaying wood (usually conifers).

Description:

Fruiting body: Yellow-red to reddish-brown with white/light yellow margin; irregular, wavy; zoned; dorsal surface covered with short, stiff hairs giving a matted or felted feel; fan-shaped; flesh yellow to rusty brown. Pores: Golden to rusty-brown; gill-like to labyrinthine (often both), sometimes with elongated pores (J. Solem, pers. comm.). Flesh turns black with application of KOH (L. Biechele, pers. comm.).

There are 75 records in the project database.

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Yellow-red Gill Polypore in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/14/2019). Photo by Barbara Thurlow. (MBP list)

A Yellow-red Gill Polypore on dead conifer log in Worcester Co., Maryland (1/12/2014). Photo by Lance Biechele. (MBP list)

Yellow-red Gill Polypore in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/10/2017). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Yellow-red Gill Polypore in Prince George's Co., Maryland (12/9/2018). Determined by Bob and Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Yellow-red Gill Polypore in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/10/2017). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Yellow-red Gill Polypore (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (9/9/2009). Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Yellow-red Gill Polypore (pores) in Howard Co., Maryland (9/9/2009). Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Yellow-red Gill Polypore in Dorchester Co., Maryland (2/16/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Yellow-red Gill Polypore in Prince George's Co., Maryland (12/9/2018). Determined by Bob and Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Yellow-red Gill Polypore in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (3/23/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Yellow-red Gill Polypore in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/29/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Yellow-red Gill Polypore in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/29/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Yellow-red Gill Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (10/29/2009). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Yellow-red Gill Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (10/29/2009). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Yellow-red Gill Polypore in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/14/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Yellow-red Gill Polypore in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/14/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Yellow-red Gill Polypore in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/14/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Yellow-red Gill Polypore in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (10/13/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Yellow-red Gill Polypore in Baltimore City, Maryland (12/2/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Yellow-red Gill Polypore in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (10/13/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Yellow-red Gill Polypore in Baltimore City, Maryland (12/2/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Yellow-red Gill Polypore in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/28/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Yellow-red Gill Polypore in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/28/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Yellow-red Gill Polypore in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/27/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Yellow-red Gill Polypore in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/3/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Yellow-red Gill Polypore in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/3/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)


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