Synonyms: Agaricus connatus, Boletus populinus, Boudiera connata, Coriolus connatus, Flaviporus connatus, Fomes connatus, Fomes populinus, Fomitopsis connata, Leptoporus connatus, Oxyporus borealis, Oxyporus schizoporoides, Phellinus populinus, Placodes connatus, Polyporus connatus, Polyporus cremeus, Polyporus neesii, Polyporus obducens, Polyporus populinus, Polyporus suaveolens, Polystictus connatus, Polystictus populinus, Rigidoporus populinus, Scindalma connatum, Scindalma populinum, Trametes connata, Trametes populina, Trametes secretanii, Xanthochrous connatus.
Common name: poplar bracket.
Extract from Wikipedia article: Oxyporus populinus is a plant pathogen affecting trees. It is not edible.
Estonian: Vahtratarjak, Polish: Napień omszony, Russian: Оксипорус тополёвый, Swedish: Lönnticka, Welsh: Ysgwydd poplys.
Oxyporus populinus is a crust fungus that grows on deciduous trees, particularly cottonwood and willow. In East and Central Texas, it has been found on Populus heterophylla and other Populus species, as well as on Salix spp. It produces resupinate to effused-reflexed basidiocarps with a smooth to velvety hymenium, and its spores are cylindrical to allantoid, measuring 4-6 x 1-2 μm. The fungus is typically found on dead or dying branches and trunks, and can be identified by its white to cream-colored fruiting body and lack of distinct odor or taste.
Bracket polypore mushrooms Oxyporus populinus at the base of a living sweetgum or may be a maple near a small creek on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 31, 2023
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Walker County, Texas, United States
Bracket polypore mushrooms Oxyporus populinus at the base of a living sweetgum or maple on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 31, 2023Lone Star Hiking Trail, Walker County, Texas, United States
Close-up of bracket polypore mushrooms Oxyporus populinus at the base of a living sweetgum or maple on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 31, 2023Lone Star Hiking Trail, Walker County, Texas, United States
Pores of bracket polypore mushrooms Oxyporus populinus at the base of a living sweetgum or maple on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 31, 2023Lone Star Hiking Trail, Walker County, Texas, United States
Underside of polypore mushrooms Oxyporus populinus at the base of a living sweetgum or maple on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 31, 2023Lone Star Hiking Trail, Walker County, Texas, United States
Bracket polypore mushrooms Oxyporus populinus on black background on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 31, 2023Lone Star Hiking Trail, Walker County, Texas, United States
Cross section of bracket polypore mushrooms Oxyporus populinus on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 31, 2023Lone Star Hiking Trail, Walker County, Texas, United States
Close-up of pores of bracket polypore mushrooms Oxyporus populinus on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 31, 2023Lone Star Hiking Trail, Walker County, Texas, United States
Spores of poplar bracket mushrooms (Oxyporus populinus) from a sweetgum or a maple collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 1, 2024
Polypore mushrooms Oxyporus populinus at the base of living sweetgum on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 4, 2024Lone Star Hiking Trail, Walker County, Texas, United StatesObservations of Oxyporus populinus in East and Central Texas revealed that the fungus grows at the base of living sweetgum or maple trees near a small creek on the Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail in Sam Houston National Forest. The bracket polypore mushrooms were found on multiple occasions, with observations made on December 31, 2023, and February 4, 2024. Close-up examinations showed the pores and underside of the mushrooms, while a cross-section revealed the internal structure. Spores were also collected from a sweetgum or maple tree in the same forest on January 1, 2024. The consistent presence of Oxyporus populinus at this location suggests that it is a common species in the area, particularly near water sources and associated with specific tree species.
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