{"product_id":"cubamyces-menziesii","title":"Concentric Bracket (Cubamyces menziesii) Liquid Culture Syringe","description":"\u003cp\u003eConcentric Bracket (Cubamyces menziesii) is a pantropical polypore with handsomely zonate brackets, and this liquid culture delivers verified living stock of a genus most collectors have never seen offered. Out-Grow's liquid culture syringe contains live, actively growing Cubamyces menziesii mycelium in sterile nutrient solution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe species is saprotrophic on dead wood, so it faces no mycorrhizal barrier; it has simply never attracted cultivation research. The culture maintains easily, and what you do with it, enzyme work, decay studies, or first-ever fruiting trials, is open territory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Work With Concentric Bracket?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrametoid polypores are engines of lignin degradation, and pantropical taxa like C. menziesii extend that toolkit into warm-climate genetics. For the cultivator, an undocumented saprotrophic bracket is the definition of a pioneer species: hardwood substrate, warm incubation, and nobody's protocol ahead of yours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorking Conditions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExpand on MEA or PDA at 75 to 85 F. Expect assertive, felty polypore growth that holds plates well. Liquid expansion on malt broth is uncomplicated. Hardwood blocks or supplemented sawdust are the natural media for bracket formation attempts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Characteristics of Concentric Bracket (Cubamyces menziesii):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEcology:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pantropical saprotrophic bracket fungus with concentrically zoned fruiting bodies on dead hardwood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCulture Behavior:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vigorous, tenacious growth on standard agar; an easy keeper among rare cultures.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePioneer Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e No published cultivation work exists, leaving fruiting trials entirely open to the experimental grower.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaxonomy of Concentric Bracket (Cubamyces menziesii):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKingdom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fungi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhylum:\u003c\/strong\u003e Basidiomycota\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClass:\u003c\/strong\u003e Agaricomycetes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrder:\u003c\/strong\u003e Polyporales\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFamily:\u003c\/strong\u003e Polyporaceae\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenus:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cubamyces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpecies:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cubamyces menziesii\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStorage and Usage Tips:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStore your Concentric Bracket liquid culture syringe in a cool, dark location and use within six months for peak vigor. It expands willingly to agar and wood-based media.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"og-internal-links\" style=\"margin-top:16px;padding:16px;background:#f7f4ef;border-top:2px solid #c8d4c4;font-family:'Source Serif 4',Georgia,serif;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Libre Baskerville',serif;color:#1a2e1a;margin:0 0 10px;font-size:1.1rem;\"\u003eRelated Resources\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:6px 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/cubamyces-menziesii\" style=\"color:#4a6e42;text-decoration:underline;\"\u003eConcentric Bracket (Cubamyces menziesii) Species Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/cubamyces-menziesii-mushroom-culture\" style=\"color:#4a6e42;text-decoration:underline;\"\u003eConcentric Bracket (Cubamyces menziesii) Mushroom Culture\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/liquid-culture\" style=\"color:#4a6e42;text-decoration:underline;\"\u003eLiquid Culture Syringes Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Out-Grow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50513889231041,"sku":"OG1000CME","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/7287\/5201\/files\/cubamyces-menziesii.jpg?v=1792645086","url":"https:\/\/www.out-grow.com\/products\/cubamyces-menziesii","provider":"Out Grow","version":"1.0","type":"link"}