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Amyloporia sinuosa or Anomoporia bombycina

How they differ, how to recognize them and which is more dangerous — a mushroom comparison

The short answer

Amyloporia sinuosa and Anomoporia bombycina are similar species that can be mixed up while foraging. The main visible difference: size: Amyloporia sinuosa — medium (5–15 cm), Anomoporia bombycina — small (up to 5 cm).

Amyloporia sinuosa

Amyloporia sinuosa

Amyloporia sinuosa

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📊 Comparing characteristics

Comparison of characteristics: Amyloporia sinuosa and Anomoporia bombycina
Edibility class

Amyloporia sinuosa

Inedible

Anomoporia bombycina

Inedible
Season

Amyloporia sinuosa

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Anomoporia bombycina

SpringSummerAutumnWinter
Use

Amyloporia sinuosa

Not eaten

Anomoporia bombycina

Not eaten
Size

Amyloporia sinuosa

Medium (5–15 cm)

Anomoporia bombycina

Small (up to 5 cm)
Cap color

Amyloporia sinuosa

WhiteYellowBrown

Anomoporia bombycina

WhiteYellowBrown
Cap shape

Amyloporia sinuosa

Irregular

Anomoporia bombycina

Irregular
Cap surface

Amyloporia sinuosa

Smooth

Anomoporia bombycina

Smooth
Taste

Amyloporia sinuosa

Unknown

Anomoporia bombycina

Unknown
Smell

Amyloporia sinuosa

Odorless

Anomoporia bombycina

Odorless
Flesh color change

Amyloporia sinuosa

Yellowing

Anomoporia bombycina

Yellowing
Hymenophore

Amyloporia sinuosa

Pored

Anomoporia bombycina

Pored
Stem

Amyloporia sinuosa

Absent

Anomoporia bombycina

Absent
Ring (veil)

Amyloporia sinuosa

No ring

Anomoporia bombycina

No ring
Volva

Amyloporia sinuosa

No volva

Anomoporia bombycina

No volva
Substrate

Amyloporia sinuosa

Dead wood

Anomoporia bombycina

Dead wood
Nutrition type

Amyloporia sinuosa

Saprotroph

Anomoporia bombycina

Saprotroph
Partner trees

Amyloporia sinuosa

PineSpruce

Anomoporia bombycina

PineSpruce

📅 Seasonality

Amyloporia sinuosa

Fruiting season

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

January – December

Anomoporia bombycina

Fruiting season

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

January – December

🔬 Morphology

Cap

Amyloporia sinuosa

The fruiting body is spread out, flat, up to 20 cm across. Color changes: white when young, yellowing over time, light brown as it dries.

Anomoporia bombycina

The fruiting body is spread out, thin and membranous. Size 3–10 cm, up to 30 cm across in favorable conditions. Color whitish → yellowish → gray-brown as it dries.

Hymenophore

Amyloporia sinuosa

Tubular pore surface. Tubes short, 0.5–2.5 mm. Spore print whitish. Spores cylindrical, colorless, 4–5.5 × 0.75–1.5 µm.

Anomoporia bombycina

At first the pore surface is net-like, and over time it becomes tubular. Its color shifts the same way as the whole fruiting body. Spores ellipsoid, colorless, 5.5–7 × 3.5–5 µm.

Stem

Amyloporia sinuosa

There is no stem. The body is spread out and attached to the substrate over its whole surface.

Anomoporia bombycina

There is no stem. The body is spread flat over the substrate.

Flesh

Amyloporia sinuosa

flesh white, yellowing over time. The mycelium penetrates deep into the wood along cracks — hence “sinuous” (winding) in the name.

Anomoporia bombycina

flesh thin, membranous; soft in young fruiting bodies, tougher in old ones.

Smell

Amyloporia sinuosa

No distinctive smell. When dried it has no smell at all.

Anomoporia bombycina

No distinctive smell.

📍 Habitats

Amyloporia sinuosa

Conifer forest

Anomoporia bombycina

Conifer forest

👀 Similar mushrooms — don't mix them up!

❓ Frequently asked questions

Can Amyloporia sinuosa and Anomoporia bombycina be mixed up?
Yes, they look so similar that people often mix them up. The size help tell them apart.
How to tell Amyloporia sinuosa from Anomoporia bombycina?
The main differences: size: Amyloporia sinuosa — medium (5–15 cm), Anomoporia bombycina — small (up to 5 cm). The full table of characteristics is higher up on this page.
Is Anomoporia bombycina edible?
Anomoporia bombycina — inedible.
When do Amyloporia sinuosa and Anomoporia bombycina grow?
Amyloporia sinuosa — January–December; Anomoporia bombycina — January–December. Their seasons overlap, so be especially careful.

Sources

  • [1]Вікіпедія (українська)
  • [2]Атлас грибів України, Зеров Д.К. (1979)
  • [3]MycoBank Database
  • [4]Index Fungorum
  • [5]GBIF
  • [6]iNaturalist Ukraine