The pileus is quite large, three to six inches broad, convex, expanded funnel-form or repand, fleshy, tomentose, yellowish-green or olivaceous; frequently the pileus is cracked when old; flesh white.
The pores are not large, toothed, white or whitish, decurrent upon the stem which is tapering.
This plant is very common on the oak hillsides about Chillicothe. The plants in Figure 327 were found by Miss Margaret Mace on the Governor Tiffin farm, about twelve miles north of Chillicothe, growing in large groups under oak trees. It is edible though often tough. It is found in August and September. It is very abundant in this region.
Polyporus heteroclitus. Fr.
The Bouquet Polyporus. Edible.
Figure 328.—Polyporus heteroclitus. One-fourth natural size. The Pileoli bright orange.
Heteroclitus is from two Greek words; one of two and to lean, referring to its habit of growth, leaning apparently upon the ground or the base of a tree or stump. It is cæspitose and coriaceous. The pileoli are two and a half inches broad, orange and sessile, expanded on all sides from the radical tubercle, lobed, villous, zoneless.
The pores are irregularly shaped and elongated, golden yellow. Fries.