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Rigidoporus laetus (Cooke) P.K.Buchanan & Ryvarden
Meripilaceae

Rigidoporus laetus (Cooke) P.K.Buchanan & Ryvarden

Rigidoporus laetus (Cooke) P.K.Buchanan & Ryvarden

Rigidoporus laetus is a South Australian polypore pathogen that causes white rot in Eucalyptus.

Oxyporus populinus (Schumach.) Donk
Oxyporaceae

Oxyporus populinus (Schumach.) Donk

Oxyporus populinus (Schumach.) Donk

Oxyporus populinus, the mossy maple polypore, is an inedible pathogenic tree-infecting fungus in the Schizoporaceae family.

Oxyporus corticola (Fr.) Ryvarden
Oxyporaceae

Oxyporus corticola (Fr.) Ryvarden

Oxyporus corticola (Fr.) Ryvarden

Oxyporus corticola, the boring poria, is an inedible fungus that grows on logs and can infect humans and dogs.

Gloeophyllum sepiarium (Wulfen) P.Karst.
Gloeophyllaceae

Gloeophyllum sepiarium (Wulfen) P.Karst.

Gloeophyllum sepiarium (Wulfen) P.Karst.

Gloeophyllum sepiarium is an inedible annual gilled polypore that grows on dead conifers throughout North America.

Heliocybe sulcata (Berk.) Redhead & Ginns
Gloeophyllaceae

Heliocybe sulcata (Berk.) Redhead & Ginns

Heliocybe sulcata (Berk.) Redhead & Ginns

Heliocybe sulcata is a small, tough revivable mushroom that grows on sun-dried decorticated cracked wood.

Neolentinus ponderosus (O.K.Mill.) Redhead & Ginns
Gloeophyllaceae

Neolentinus ponderosus (O.K.Mill.) Redhead & Ginns

Neolentinus ponderosus (O.K.Mill.) Redhead & Ginns

Neolentinus ponderosus is an edible brown rot fungus found in western North America that grows on conifer wood.

Neolentinus lepideus (Fr.) Redhead & Ginns
Gloeophyllaceae

Neolentinus lepideus (Fr.) Redhead & Ginns

Neolentinus lepideus (Fr.) Redhead & Ginns

Neolentinus lepideus is a saprotrophic agaric that grows on dead coniferous wood, common in Europe and North America.

Marchandiomyces corallinus (Roberge) Diederich & D.Hawksw.
Corticiaceae

Marchandiomyces corallinus (Roberge) Diederich & D.Hawksw.

Marchandiomyces corallinus (Roberge) Diederich & D.Hawksw.

Marchandiomyces corallinus is a lichen-parasitizing lichenicolous fungus common in eastern North America and Europe.

Corticium roseum Pers.
Corticiaceae

Corticium roseum Pers.

Corticium roseum Pers.

Corticium roseum is a pink corticioid fungus in Corticiaceae, widespread in temperate zones, found on dead Salix and Populus branches in Europe.

Cytidia salicina (Fr.) Burt
Vuilleminiaceae

Cytidia salicina (Fr.) Burt

Cytidia salicina (Fr.) Burt

Scarlet splash (Cytidia salicina) is a European fungus that grows on deciduous woody plants, with spores 12-18×4-5 um.

Punctularia atropurpurascens (Berk. & Broome) Petch
Punctulariaceae

Punctularia atropurpurascens (Berk. & Broome) Petch

Punctularia atropurpurascens (Berk. & Broome) Petch

Punctularia atropurpurascens, violet crust or purple fuzz, is a widespread saprotrophic crust fungus that grows on deciduous tree wood.

Punctularia strigosozonata (Schwein.) P.H.B.Talbot
Punctulariaceae

Punctularia strigosozonata (Schwein.) P.H.B.Talbot

Punctularia strigosozonata (Schwein.) P.H.B.Talbot

Punctularia strigosozonata is a fungus in genus Punctularia that produces the antibiotic phlebiarubrone.

Sebacina sparassoidea (Lloyd) P.Roberts
Sebacinaceae

Sebacina sparassoidea (Lloyd) P.Roberts

Sebacina sparassoidea (Lloyd) P.Roberts

Sebacina sparassoidea, the white coral jelly fungus, has distinct erect branched fruit bodies and defined microscopic features.

Phallus impudicus L.
Phallaceae

Phallus impudicus L.

Phallus impudicus L.

Phallus impudicus, the common stinkhorn, is a fast-growing fungus that attracts insects to spread its spores.

Phallus ravenelii Berk. & M.A.Curtis
Phallaceae

Phallus ravenelii Berk. & M.A.Curtis

Phallus ravenelii Berk. & M.A.Curtis

Phallus ravenelii, Ravenel's stinkhorn, is a foul-smelling saprobic stinkhorn fungus widespread in eastern North America.

Phallus hadriani Vent.
Phallaceae

Phallus hadriani Vent.

Phallus hadriani Vent.

Phallus hadriani is a short-lived stinkhorn fungus that relies on insects for spore dispersal, recorded across multiple continents.

Phallus indusiatus Vent.
Phallaceae

Phallus indusiatus Vent.

Phallus indusiatus Vent.

Phallus indusiatus is a tropical saprobic stinkhorn mushroom with a characteristic net-like indusium, used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Phallus rubicundus (Bosc) Fr.
Phallaceae

Phallus rubicundus (Bosc) Fr.

Phallus rubicundus (Bosc) Fr.

Phallus rubicundus is a saprobic stinkhorn fungus with documented traditional human uses and potential for mosquito biocontrol.

Phallus luteus (Liou & L.Hwang) T.Kasuya
Phallaceae

Phallus luteus (Liou & L.Hwang) T.Kasuya

Phallus luteus (Liou & L.Hwang) T.Kasuya

Phallus luteus is a widely distributed stinkhorn fungus species reclassified into the Phallus genus in 2009.

Phallus multicolor (Berk. & Broome) Cooke, 1882
Phallaceae

Phallus multicolor (Berk. & Broome) Cooke, 1882

Phallus multicolor (Berk. & Broome) Cooke, 1882

Phallus multicolor is a stinkhorn fungus similar to Phallus indusiatus, found across tropical and subtropical regions.

Phallus atrovolvatus Kreisel & Calonge
Phallaceae

Phallus atrovolvatus Kreisel & Calonge

Phallus atrovolvatus Kreisel & Calonge

Phallus atrovolvatus is a Costa Rican stinkhorn fungus first described scientifically in 2005.

Phallus haitangensis H.Li Li, P.E.Mortimer, J.C.Xu & K.D.Hyde
Phallaceae

Phallus haitangensis H.Li Li, P.E.Mortimer, J.C.Xu & K.D.Hyde

Phallus haitangensis H.Li Li, P.E.Mortimer, J.C.Xu & K.D.Hyde

Phallus haitangensis is a Phallus genus fungus first documented in 2016 in Yunnan, China.

Mutinus caninus (Schaeff.) Fr.
Phallaceae

Mutinus caninus (Schaeff.) Fr.

Mutinus caninus (Schaeff.) Fr.

Mutinus caninus, the dog stinkhorn, is a small phalloid fungus common in Europe, Britain, and eastern North America, found in woodland habitats.

Mutinus elegans (Mont.) E.Fisch.
Phallaceae

Mutinus elegans (Mont.) E.Fisch.

Mutinus elegans (Mont.) E.Fisch.

Mutinus elegans is a common saprobic stinkhorn fungus with a colored hollow stalk and foul-smelling spore mass.

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