Homefacts City Report. Chebanse is located in Kankakee County, IL. The population is 1,207, making Chebanse the 10th largest city in Kankakee County. There are 1 public schools in Chebanse with an average Homefacts rating of B. The total crime rate for Chebanse is low, and there are 5 registered sex offenders residing in the city.
A plate of dried black fungus. Overview. Black fungus, or Auricularia polytricha, is sometimes known as wood ear, cloud ear, Judas ear or tree ear. It is a mushroom that is dark brown to black and native to Asia and some Pacific islands with humid climates, according to the Mycological Society of San Francisco.
The wood destroying fungus, Serpula lacrymans, is commonly known as dry rot. However, the name dry rot is a misnomer since all wood destroying fungi requires water for germination, growth and survival. It also needs a food source (the wood itself), a temperature range between about 40 and 90 degrees and oxygen. One might say that if you cut off the moisture source, you cure the problem. But can you be sure it will never come back? Once established, the dry rot fungus can survive in wood as dry as 20%. That is why wood is kiln dried to 19%. WOOD AS A FOOD SOURCE: