Extract from Wikipedia article: Nigroporus vinosus is a species of poroid fungus in the family Steccherinaceae, and the type species of the genus Nigroporus. Its fruit bodies have brownish caps with tinges of purple or red. The cap underside has a pore surface the same colour as the cap, and minute pores. Nigroporus vinosus has a pantropical distribution. It has been recorded from Africa, North America, Central America, South America, Asia, and Oceania. It is a wood-decay fungus that causes a white rot.
Polypore mushrooms Nigroporus vinosus on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, June 7, 2018 1200 Ashburn Ave, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Dissected polypore mushrooms Nigroporus vinosus on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, June 7, 2018 1200 Ashburn Ave, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Polypore mushroom Nigroporus vinosus on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, July 13, 2018 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Polypore mushrooms Nigroporus vinosus on a log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 14, 2018 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Caps of polypore mushrooms Nigroporus vinosus on a log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 14, 2018 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Polypore mushrooms Nigroporus vinosus on a rotting log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 14, 2018 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Underside of polypore mushrooms Nigroporus vinosus on a log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 14, 2018 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Pore surface of mushrooms Nigroporus vinosus on a rotting log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 14, 2018 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Upper view of polypore mushrooms Nigroporus vinosus together with some black Ascomycetes in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 20, 2018 Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Lower view of polypore mushrooms Nigroporus vinosus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 20, 2018 Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Polypore mushrooms Nigroporus vinosus on a small piece of wood together with some black Ascomycetes in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 20, 2018 Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Polypore mushrooms Nigroporus vinosus on a rotting oak on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, September 22, 2018 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Polypore mushrooms Nigroporus vinosus or may be Nigrofomes in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 3, 2018 Raccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Underside of polypore mushrooms Nigroporus vinosus or may be Nigrofomes in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 3, 2018 Raccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Polypore mushrooms Nigroporus vinosus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 28, 2018 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Prostrate form of polypore mushroom Nigroporus vinosus on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, June 7, 2019 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Polypore mushroom Nigroporus vinosus on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, June 7, 2019 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Underside of polypore mushroom Nigroporus vinosus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 18, 2019 Raccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Brown caps of polypore mushroom Nigroporus vinosus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 18, 2019 Raccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Polypore mushrooms Nigroporus vinosus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 18, 2019 Raccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Bracket mushrooms Nigroporus vinosus(?) on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, May 25, 2020 1110 Ashburn Ave, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Polypore mushroom Nigroporus vinosus on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, August 22, 2020 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
Resupinate form of a polypore mushroom Nigroporus vinosus on a pine log on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, June 19, 2021 Forest Service Rd 231, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Prostrate form of a polypore mushroom Nigroporus vinosus on a pine log on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, June 19, 2021 Forest Service Rd 231, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Polypore mushrooms Nigroporus vinosus on an oak or pine stump on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, July 18, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
Polypore mushrooms Nigroporus vinosus covering a tree stump on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, July 18, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
Caps of polypore mushrooms Nigroporus vinosus on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, July 18, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
Resupinate form of a polypore mushroom Nigroporus vinosus on underside of an oak log in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, August 19, 2021 311 E Brookside Dr, Bryan, TX 77801, USA
Margin of resupinate form of a polypore mushroom Nigroporus vinosus on a log in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, August 19, 2021 311 E Brookside Dr, Bryan, TX 77801, USA
Guttation of resupinate form of a polypore mushroom Nigroporus vinosus on a log in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, August 19, 2021 311 E Brookside Dr, Bryan, TX 77801, USA
Guttation (water droplets) on resupinate form of a polypore mushroom Nigroporus vinosus on a log in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, August 19, 2021 311 E Brookside Dr, Bryan, TX 77801, USA
Darkening scratch on resupinate form of a polypore mushroom Nigroporus vinosus on a log in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, August 19, 2021 311 E Brookside Dr, Bryan, TX 77801, USA
Polypore mushrooms Nigroporus vinosus on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 17, 2022 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Spores of polypore mushroom Nigroporus vinosus collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 18, 2022
Pore surface of mushrooms Nigroporus vinosus when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 7, 2024
Underside of polypore mushrooms Nigroporus vinosus when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 7, 2024
Top view of polypore mushrooms Nigroporus vinosus when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 7, 2024