Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Tyromyces palustris (Berk. & Curt.) Murrill
Polyporus palustris Berk. & Curt. Grevillea 1 : 51. 1872.
Pileus sessile, dimidiate, convex above, plane or concave below, much thicker behind, subimbricate, fleshy-tough to rigid and somewhat friable when dry, 4-6X8-10X1-3 cm. ; surface smooth, glabrous, white to slightly yellowish, sometimes rough and tubercular behind ; margin thin or thick, entire or undulate, white, becoming slightly discolored : context 1-2 cm. thick, white, fleshy-fibrous when fresh, becoming firm and somewhat friable when dry ; tubes 2-5 mm. long, white to slightly yellowish within, about 4 to a mm., edges thin, white to yellowish, entire to dentate : spores smooth, hyaline.
Type locality : South Carolina.
Habitat : Trunks of Pinus palustris and certain other species of southern pines.
Distribution : Georgia, Sputh Carolina, and Florida ; Bahamas ; Cuba.
- bibliographic citation
- William Alphonso MurrilI, Gertrude Simmons BurIingham, Leigh H Pennington, John Hendly Barnhart. 1907-1916. (AGARICALES); POLYPORACEAE-AGARICACEAE. North American flora. vol 9. New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
