Extract from Wikipedia article: Lenzites elegans, also known as Trametes elegans and Daedalea elegans, is a common polypore and wood-decay fungus with a pantropical distribution found on hardwood hosts in regions including Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. Though it is referred to as Lenzites elegans on this wikipedia page, The Species Fungorum places it current name as Trametes Elegans. It has recently been considered a complex that is split into three different species: T. elegans,T. aesculi, and T. repanda.
Polypore mushroom Trametes elegans on a fallen oak in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, April 22, 2023 San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Cap of polypore mushroom Trametes elegans on a fallen oak in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, April 22, 2023 San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Underside of polypore mushroom Trametes elegans on a fallen oak in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, April 22, 2023 San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Pore surface of polypore mushroom Trametes elegans on a fallen oak in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, April 22, 2023 San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Irregular pores of polypore mushroom Trametes elegans on a fallen oak in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, April 22, 2023 San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Edge of pore surface of polypore mushroom Trametes elegans on a fallen oak in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, April 22, 2023 San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Cross section of polypore mushroom Trametes elegans on a fallen oak in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, April 22, 2023 San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Spores from polypore mushroom Trametes elegans from a fallen oak, collected in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary a day before. Texas, April 23, 2023