Upper surface irregular, undulating, velvety, sulphur-yellow to orange.*
Common in autumn on trunks and tree stumps in mixed woodlands and eucalyptus groves.*
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Sulphur Polypore
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| On a dead stump beside a country road a brightly colored polypore mushroom emerges. | ||
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| Each rounded, globulous nodule expands rapidly to become a series of fleshy shelves. | ||
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| Growing and spreading at a fantastic rate of 2-3 inches every 24 hours. | ||
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| Erupting from a fissure in its dead-stump host, its bright color stands out vividly. | ||
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| It lifts itself as it spreads, straining towards the light. | ||
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| Those passing by hardly notice it as they hurry along their way. | ||
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| But some, ever mindful of the public's safety, notice everything as they pass. | ||
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| As the bracket-like shelves expand, delicate bands of peach- and coral-tone flesh emerge. | ||
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| Aging with every passing hour, in another 2-3 days it will lose its luster as it begins drying out. | ||
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| But for now, it is cool and moist to the touch with a wonderfully wholesome scent. | ||
| Sulphur Polypore: Semicircular, bracket-like to fan-shaped, often imbricated. Upper surface irregular, undulating, velvety, sulphur-yellow to orange.* |
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| Flesh is juicy, occasionally with guttation drops, later crumbly like goat's cheese. Common in autumn on trunks and tree stumps in mixed woodlands and eucalyptus groves.* |
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| * For more information, see "Encyclopedia of Fungi" by Gerrit J. Keizer, ISBN 1 901094 219 | ||
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