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Fomitopsis ochracea Ryvarden & Stokland
Fomitopsis ochracea Ryvarden & Stokland
Fomitopsis ochracea is a large fungus often confused with F. pinicola, identifiable by simple distinguishing tests.
Fomitopsis mounceae Haight & Nakasone
Fomitopsis mounceae Haight & Nakasone
Fomitopsis mounceae is a North American detritivorous fungus that causes cubical brown rot on dead aspen and conifer trees.
Fomitopsis schrenkii Haight & Nakasone
Fomitopsis schrenkii Haight & Nakasone
Fomitopsis schrenkii is a perennial fan-shaped woody conk with characteristic colour patterning and staining reaction to KOH.
Fomitopsis pinicola (Sw.) P.Karst.
Fomitopsis pinicola (Sw.) P.Karst.
Fomitopsis pinicola is a common brown rot polypore fungus that causes tree stem decay with important ecological roles.
Neoantrodia serialis (Fr.) Audet
Neoantrodia serialis (Fr.) Audet
Neoantrodia serialis is a widespread polypore fungus that causes heart rot in living trees.
Rhodofomes cajanderi (P.Karst.) B.K.Cui, M.L.Han & Y.C.Dai
Rhodofomes cajanderi (P.Karst.) B.K.Cui, M.L.Han & Y.C.Dai
Rhodofomes cajanderi is an inedible perennial pink shelf fungus found in western North American spruce forests.
Rhodofomes roseus (Alb. & Schwein.) Kotl. & Pouzar
Rhodofomes roseus (Alb. & Schwein.) Kotl. & Pouzar
Rhodofomes roseus is a perennial sessile pore fungus that grows on dead wood in western North American spruce forests, causing brown cubical rot.
Rhodofomitopsis lilacinogilva (Berk.) B.K.Cui, M.L.Han & Y.C.Dai
Rhodofomitopsis lilacinogilva (Berk.) B.K.Cui, M.L.Han & Y.C.Dai
Rhodofomitopsis lilacinogilva is a brown lilac-tinted shelf fungus primarily distributed in Australia, with additional records from India, Brazil, and introduced Europe.
Niveoporofomes spraguei (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) B.K.Cui, M.L.Han & Y.C.Dai
Niveoporofomes spraguei (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) B.K.Cui, M.L.Han & Y.C.Dai
Niveoporofomes spraguei is a perennial sessile wood-growing bracket fungus with characteristic pore and colour features.
Amylocystis lapponica (Romell) Bondartsev & Singer
Amylocystis lapponica (Romell) Bondartsev & Singer
Amylocystis lapponica is a rare brown rot fungus that acts as an old-growth coniferous forest indicator species.
Pycnoporellus alboluteus (Ellis & Everh.) Kotl. & Pouzar
Pycnoporellus alboluteus (Ellis & Everh.) Kotl. & Pouzar
Pycnoporellus alboluteus is a circumpolar boreal fungus that causes brown rot on conifer logs, with bright orange annual fruit bodies.
Pycnoporellus fulgens (Fr.) Donk
Pycnoporellus fulgens (Fr.) Donk
Pycnoporellus fulgens is an orange to orange-red shelf-like brown-rot fungus that grows on dead conifer logs.
Climacocystis borealis (Fr.) Kotl. & Pouzar
Climacocystis borealis (Fr.) Kotl. & Pouzar
Climacocystis borealis is a non-edible pathogenic fungus that causes heart rot in conifers, found across Eurasia, Oceania, and North America.
Osteina obducta (Berk.) Donk
Osteina obducta (Berk.) Donk
Osteina obducta is an inedible fungus that causes brown rot in gymnosperm wood, with distinct microscopic and macroscopic features.
Amaropostia stiptica (Pers.) B.K.Cui, L.L.Shen & Y.C.Dai
Amaropostia stiptica (Pers.) B.K.Cui, L.L.Shen & Y.C.Dai
Amaropostia stiptica is a fungus that forms hard woody bracket fruiting bodies with an extraordinarily bitter taste.
Calcipostia guttulata (Sacc.) B.K.Cui, L.L.Shen & Y.C.Dai
Calcipostia guttulata (Sacc.) B.K.Cui, L.L.Shen & Y.C.Dai
Calcipostia guttulata is the only species in the monotypic fungal genus Calcipostia, family Fomitopsidaceae.
Rhodonia placenta (Fr.) Niemelä, K.H.Larss. & Schigel
Rhodonia placenta (Fr.) Niemelä, K.H.Larss. & Schigel
Rhodonia placenta is a fungus with effused poroid fruiting bodies, a monomitic hyphal system, and cylindrical spores.
Sparassis crispa (Wulfen) Fr.
Sparassis crispa (Wulfen) Fr.
Sparassis crispa is a large parasitic brown rot fungus that is a recognized edible when young and fresh.
Sparassis spathulata (Schwein.) Fr.
Sparassis spathulata (Schwein.) Fr.
Sparassis spathulata is a large, dome-shaped edible mushroom found in eastern North America from July to September.
Sparassis radicata Weir
Sparassis radicata Weir
Sparassis, the cauliflower mushroom, is a widespread, commercially cultivated genus of unique-shaped parasitic and saprobic mushrooms.
Sparassis brevipes Krombh.
Sparassis brevipes Krombh.
Sparassis brevipes is a cauliflower mushroom species from the globally distributed parasitic and saprobic Sparassis genus.
Byssomerulius incarnatus (Schwein.) Gilb.
Byssomerulius incarnatus (Schwein.) Gilb.
Byssomerulius incarnatus is a fungus with a coral pink semi-circular cap, found on hardwood in eastern North America.
Phlebia coccineofulva Schwein.
Phlebia coccineofulva Schwein.
Phlebia coccineofulva, the scarlet waxcrust, is a saprobic crust fungus found across North America, Europe, and northern Asia.
Phlebia radiata Fr.
Phlebia radiata Fr.
Phlebia radiata is an inedible, widespread Northern Hemisphere fungus that causes white rot in dead wood.
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