Phellinus Robiniae

Dr. Brian Douglas of The Lost and Found Fungi Project says fungi are as beautiful as orchids and just as important to protect. “I think we need to teach people, and invite people in to admire fungi.” The beautiful Phellinus Robiniae can be found wherever black locust and closely related trees are common. It is a tough, perennial mushroom that features a brown to blackish, cracked and furrowed cap, and a beautiful brown pore surface that takes on strikingly different shades from different viewing angles. The Phellinus Robiniae common name is the cracked cap polypore. While there are some accounts of there being Phellinus Robiniae medicinal uses, and that Phellinus Robiniae is edible, it’s probably best to stay away from this mushroom altogether, as it is likely contaminated with pollutants.