Boston Mycological Club
Artist's Conk
A classic fungus to find, indeed. It is known for the bruising the pore surface does when fresh and carefully scratched. It's sort of like drawing in ink - there's no way to erase. If it's to be used for drawing on, it must be pretty fresh, as it seems to dry out and become un-bruisable in a day. They are perennial fungi, they grow a new layer of tubes and get larger every year, so if you're not going to use it, consider leaving it on the tree to continue growing.
Bessette - Mushrooms of Northeastern North
America; page 389
Lincoff - Audubon Field Guide to North American
Mushrooms; page 460
Barron - Mushrooms of Northeast North America;
page 139
Kibby - Mushrooms and Other Fungi; page 170
Arora - Mushrooms Demystified; page 576
One of these photos shows a specimen that was broken open to reveal the layers of tubes that had grown each year.
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| Collected 2001-09-08; Walpole, NH |