Neolentinus ponderosus

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iNeolentinus ponderosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Homobasidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Tricholomataceae
Genus: Neolentinus
Species: N. ponderosus
Binomial name
Neolentinus ponderosus
Neolentinus ponderosus
mycological characteristics:
 
gills on hymenium
 

cap is convex

 

hymenium is subdecurrent

 

stipe is bare

 

spore print is white

 

ecology is saprophytic

 

edibility: edible


Neolentinus ponderosus is a fungus, native to California.

Neolentinus ponderosus is found on the ground growing on pine roots or in wooden areas. It is often solitary, common in the Sierra, and is rare at low elevations. The fruiting commences from late spring to late summer. Sought out when young and tender it has an excellent taste. It is a Gilled polypore with an identifiably broad stalk and large cap (up to 15 inches in diameter).

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Neolentinus ponderosus at California Fungi

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