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Cerrena unicolor
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Fungus Host: Hardwood
Seasonal Growth: Annual
Shape and Texture: Tough or leathery
Fruiting Location #1: Main trunk
Fruiting Location #2: Upper trunk-branches
Hymenium: Pores
Thickness: Thin less then 1/2 inch
Stem: Absent
Urban Commonality Rating: Common
Common Hosts #1: Maple
Common Hosts #2: None
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1. Habit on a living red maple
Cerrena unicolor
2. Habit on a Norway maple scaffold branch
Cerrena unicolor
3. Close up of top showing one of the algal associates that can usually be found on Cerrena unicolor
Cerrena unicolor
4. Closeup of section through context showing distinct purple line separating to pore layer
Cerrena unicolor
5. Pore layer showing smoky purple color and daedaliod (maze-like) pore arrangement
Cerrena unicolor
6. Horne tail siricid wasp and larvae developing in decayed sugar maple. The insect is a vector of the fungus.
Cerrena unicolor