Microporus xanthopus (Fr.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 497 (1898).
Sold as “morning glories” or “golden pods” in the potpourri trade, this umbrella-shaped polypore is usually bleached. The widely flaring fruiting bodies are zoned on the inner surface, while the outer, fertile surface is covered with minute pores, 3-10 cm in diameter on a 5-15 mm stalk.
Microporus xanthopus is native to Australasia.
Polyporaceae
Polyporus xanthopus Fr.
Authors: A.O. Tucker, A.J. Redford, J.L. Scher, M.D. Trice
Last updated: January 2020
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