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Berkeley's polypore
Bondarzewia berkeleyi, may take on ocher or light brown tones that form distinct radial zones. The pileus will be velvety and dry. With age the fruitbody will become tough and leathery.
Photo by Tim Pfitzer
Grows on wood
The fruitbody of B. berkeleyi erupts from wood and takes a variety of shapes that are described as fans or shelves. They can get pretty sizable.
Photo by Deacon Mcdaniel
Pores
One of the distinguishing features of B. berkeleyi are the large pores on the underside that run down the stem, unbruising flesh, and white-pale flesh.
Photo by Deacon Mcdaniel
Lookalikes
Laetiporus spp
Laetiporus spp
Laetiporus spp
Laetiporus species can produce similar concentric zones that, with weathering, can look like B. berkeleyi. L. persicinus has also been confused confused for B. berkeleyi due to it's pale pileus.
Old Laetiporus
Laetiporus spp
Laetiporus spp
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In age their pores can become large and similar to B. berkeleyi.
Meripilus sumstinei
Meripilus sumstinei
Meripilus sumstinei
The black-staining polypore, as it's name implies, stains black upon damage. This reaction can take up to an hour and is more obvious on the hymenium (spore bearing surface). Like B. berkeleyi, the morphology of M. sumstinei can take many forms, anywhere between the small 'leafletes' of Grifola frondosa to the large fronds of B. berkeleyi.
Inonotus spp.
Meripilus sumstinei
Meripilus sumstinei
The oak bracket (Inonotus quercus) and similar can take on similar morphologies as well.