Summary ⁴

Piptoporus betulinus, commonly known as the birch polypore, birch bracket, or razor strop, is one of the most common polyporous bracket fungi and, as the name suggests, grows almost exclusively on birch trees. The brackets burst out from the bark of the tree, and these fruiting bodies can last for more than a year. Technically, it is an edible mushroom, with a strong, pleasant "mushroomy" odor but a bitter taste. The velvety cut surface of the...

Description ⁵

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1. (c) MICHEL AUBRY, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/38756652@N07/4396680390
2. (c) Chris Moody, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4091/5172849830_43c1c43ab5.jpg
3. (c) Eric Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://images.mushroomobserver.org/640/456669.jpg
4. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piptoporus_betulinus
5. (c) Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Service du Patrimoine naturel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/29862264

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Mushroom Observer
• NBN Atlas
• SEINet Symbiota portals

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