Polyporales is an order of basidiomycotic fungi. Many of the members are bracket fungi, and the order includes the genera Polyporus, Pleurotus and others.
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Photograph of this species found here in the oak forests of Central America.
Photograph and information on this distinctive species with hexagonal pores.
Several photographs of this species growing on a rotten beech log, including microscopic images of basidia, hyphae and spores.
This species photographed in Puerto Rico.
Photographs and a great deal of information on this species which is believed to produce the largest fruiting bodies of any fungus.
Student project on the fungus, Laetiporus sulphureus, including classification, habitat, adaptation, nutrition, reproduction and interactions with other species.
Information from Wikipedia on this fungus, its characteristics and use as a biological control agent.
Article by Tom Volk on the Northern Tooth Fungus which is a parasite of trees, usually maples, and of how one specimen went travelling in the U.S.
Several photographs of the Northern Tooth Fungus.
Photograph and description of this species.
Photographs of Ganoderma carnosum and Ganoderma lucidum.
Student project on the artist's conk including classification, habitat, adaptation, nutrition, reproduction and interactions with other species.
Article by Tom Volk on this perennial shelf fungus, information on Polypores in general, and a photograph of another species, Ganoderma lucidum.
This species is used in oriental medicine and can be cultured on logs. Article with photographs by Tom Volk.
Two photographs of this fungus on a dead log, and photographs of its typical habitat.
Several photographs of this bracket fungus, commonly known as Hen of the Woods, including enlarged images.
Photographs and article by Tom Volk on this edible fungus which is known as maitake in Japan where it is cultivated on artificial logs composed of sawdust.
Photographs of this species and its spores.
An article by Sean Westmoreland and Tom Volk on this strange species with indeterminate fruiting bodies.
Photographs of this species and its typical habitat.
Photograph of this species.
Tom Volk and his colleagues discovered that this crust fungus can degrade phenolic resin plastics which are used in laminating formica and which were previously thought to be non-biodegradable.
Illustrated article by Tom Volk on these three crust fungi, often found on the underside of decaying logs in the forest.
Dr Josef Vlasak displays the extensive collection of these fungi he has built, gathered from the Czech and Slovak Republics and the USA.
Many photographs of this bracket fungus including magnified images of the pores, chlamydospores and spores.
Several photographs of this resupinate fungus.
Photographs of Hyphodontia arguta, Hyphodontia sambuci and Schizopora paradoxa.
Tom Volk provides photographs and information on this odd tooth fungus in honor of the tercentenary of the birth of Carl Linnaeus.
Photograph and information on this polypore from the paramo of Costa Rica.
Several photographs of this fungus, commonly known as the Wood Cauliflower.
Tom Volk provides photographs and information on the cauliflower or noodle mushroom.
Photograph of this species.
Several photographs of this blue species.
Several photographs of this multicolored bracket fungus.
Student project on the fungus, Laetiporus sulphureus, including classification, habitat, adaptation, nutrition, reproduction and interactions with other species.
Student project on the artist's conk including classification, habitat, adaptation, nutrition, reproduction and interactions with other species.
Several photographs of this fungus, commonly known as the Wood Cauliflower.
Several photographs of this species growing on a rotten beech log, including microscopic images of basidia, hyphae and spores.
Dr Josef Vlasak displays the extensive collection of these fungi he has built, gathered from the Czech and Slovak Republics and the USA.
Several photographs of this bracket fungus, commonly known as Hen of the Woods, including enlarged images.
Two photographs of this fungus on a dead log, and photographs of its typical habitat.
Several photographs of this resupinate fungus.
Many photographs of this bracket fungus including magnified images of the pores, chlamydospores and spores.
Photographs of Hyphodontia arguta, Hyphodontia sambuci and Schizopora paradoxa.
Photographs of this species and its typical habitat.
Tom Volk provides photographs and information on this odd tooth fungus in honor of the tercentenary of the birth of Carl Linnaeus.
Tom Volk provides photographs and information on the cauliflower or noodle mushroom.
Photograph and description of this species.
Information from Wikipedia on this fungus, its characteristics and use as a biological control agent.
Article by Tom Volk on the Northern Tooth Fungus which is a parasite of trees, usually maples, and of how one specimen went travelling in the U.S.
An article by Sean Westmoreland and Tom Volk on this strange species with indeterminate fruiting bodies.
Illustrated article by Tom Volk on these three crust fungi, often found on the underside of decaying logs in the forest.
Photographs and a great deal of information on this species which is believed to produce the largest fruiting bodies of any fungus.
Article by Tom Volk on this perennial shelf fungus, information on Polypores in general, and a photograph of another species, Ganoderma lucidum.
Several photographs of the Northern Tooth Fungus.
Photographs of this species and its spores.
Photograph and information on this polypore from the paramo of Costa Rica.
Photograph of this species found here in the oak forests of Central America.
Photograph and information on this distinctive species with hexagonal pores.
Photograph of this species.
Photograph of this species.
This species photographed in Puerto Rico.
This species is used in oriental medicine and can be cultured on logs. Article with photographs by Tom Volk.
Tom Volk and his colleagues discovered that this crust fungus can degrade phenolic resin plastics which are used in laminating formica and which were previously thought to be non-biodegradable.
Photographs and article by Tom Volk on this edible fungus which is known as maitake in Japan where it is cultivated on artificial logs composed of sawdust.
Several photographs of this multicolored bracket fungus.
Photographs of Ganoderma carnosum and Ganoderma lucidum.
Several photographs of this blue species.
