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Neofavolus alveolaris (Neofavolus alveolaris)
- Division: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
- Subdivision: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
- Class: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
- Subclass: Incertae sedis (of uncertain position)
- Order: Polyporales (Polypore)
- Family: Polyporaceae (Polyporaceae)
- Genus: Neofavolus
- Type: Neofavolus alveolaris (Trutovik cellular)
- Trutovik alveolar
- Polyporus cellular
- Trutovik alveolar;
- Polyporus cellular;
- Alveolar fossa;
- Polyporus mori.
Trutovik mesh (Neofavolus alveolaris) – a mushroom belonging to the Polyporus family, is a representative of the Polyporus genus. It is a basidiomycete.
External Description
The fruit body of the cellular tinder fungus consists of a cap and a stalk, like many other mushrooms.
The hat is 2-8 cm in diameter, and can have a different shape – from semicircular, rounded to oval. The color of the surface of the cap can be reddish-yellow, pale-yellow, ocher-yellow, orange. The hat has scales that are slightly darker than the base color. This color difference is especially noticeable in young mushrooms.
The leg of the cellular tinder fungus is very short, and some specimens do not have it at all. The height of the leg usually does not exceed 10 mm. sometimes located in the center, but more often characterized as lateral. The surface of the stem is smooth, has the same color as that of the hymenophore plates, and is white in color.
Mushroom pulp is very hard, white in color, characterized by an inexpressive taste and a barely audible smell.
The mushroom hymenophore is represented by a tubular type. It is characterized by a cream or white surface. spores are quite large in size, measuring 1-5 * 1-2 mm. They are characterized by elongation, oval or diamond shape. The plates run down the leg. the height of the tubular layer does not exceed 5 mm.
Season and habitat
Cellular polyporus grows on dead wood of deciduous trees. Its fruiting period lasts from April to August. Sometimes, however, the fruiting of mushrooms of this species occurs later. Cellular polypores grow mainly in small groups, but cases of their single appearance are also known.
Edibility
The tinder fungus (Polyporus alveolaris) is an edible mushroom, although its flesh is characterized by great rigidity.
Video about the fungus Polypore cellular
Similar types and differences from them
In appearance, polyporus cellular cannot be confused with other fungi, but sometimes confusion occurs in the names. So, sometimes the described species is mistakenly called Polyporus alveolarius, although this term belongs to a completely different variety of fungi – Polyporus arcularius.