Pseudomerulius curtisii (Berkeley) Redhead & Ginns    
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Agaricomycetes   >   Order Boletales   >   Family Tapinellaceae   >   Genus Pseudomerulius   

Status:

Found scattered or in overlapping clusters on decaying conifer logs.

Description:

Cap: Most often yellow/brown; convex; semi-circular; margin incurved; dry; tomentose to smooth; flesh pale yellow; disagreeable odor in age. Fertile surface: Shades of yellow (darker in age) gill-like structures, wavy; forked. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

There are 23 records in the project database.

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Pseudomerulius curtisii in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2016). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Pseudomerulius curtisii in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/16/2019). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Pseudomerulius curtisii (fertile surface) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2016). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Pseudomerulius curtisii in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/29/2020). (c) gchilds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by gchilds via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Pseudomerulius curtisii in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/29/2020). (c) gchilds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by gchilds via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Pseudomerulius curtisii in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/16/2019). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Pseudomerulius curtisii in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/15/2019). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Pseudomerulius curtisii in Howard Co., Maryland (8/21/2011). Photo shows infertile surface of young fruiting bodies. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Pseudomerulius curtisii in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2016). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Pseudomerulius curtisii in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2016). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Pseudomerulius curtisii in Howard Co., Maryland (8/22/2011). Photo shows fertile surface of young fruiting bodies. Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

Pseudomerulius curtisii in Howard Co., Maryland (10/3/2012). Photo shows infertile surface of old fruiting body. Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Pseudomerulius curtisii in Howard Co., Maryland (10/3/2012). Photo shows fertile surface of old fruiting body. Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Pseudomerulius curtisii spores from a specimen collected in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2016). Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Pseudomerulius curtisii specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2016). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)


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