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Tyromyces pulcherrimus (Rodway) G.Cunn.
Tyromyces pulcherrimus (Rodway) G.Cunn.
Tyromyces pulcherrimus is an inedible bracket fungus with red flesh that grows as a white rot on hardwood tree heartwood.
Hapalopilus croceus (Pers.) Donk
Hapalopilus croceus (Pers.) Donk
Hapalopilus croceus is a globally rare white-rot polypore that decays veteran oak wood, listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.
Phlebia tremellosa (Schrad.) Nakasone & Burds.
Phlebia tremellosa (Schrad.) Nakasone & Burds.
Phlebia tremellosa is an inedible crust fungus found across multiple continents that causes white rot on dead wood.
Climacodon septentrionalis (Fr.) P.Karst.
Climacodon septentrionalis (Fr.) P.Karst.
Climacodon septentrionalis is a North American bracket fungus that causes heart rot in hardwoods, and is edible but unpalatable.
Hydnophlebia chrysorhiza (Eaton) Parmasto
Hydnophlebia chrysorhiza (Eaton) Parmasto
Hydnophlebia chrysorhiza is a white rot fungus found in eastern North America from July to November.
Bjerkandera adusta (Willd.) P.Karst.
Bjerkandera adusta (Willd.) P.Karst.
Bjerkandera adusta is an inedible shelf fungus growing on decaying wood, researched for bioremediation and potential cosmetic use.
Bjerkandera fumosa (Pers.) P.Karst.
Bjerkandera fumosa (Pers.) P.Karst.
Bjerkandera fumosa is a polypore fungus that causes white rot of hardwoods and has a circumboreal Northern Hemisphere distribution.
Hapalopilus rutilans (Pers.) Murrill
Hapalopilus rutilans (Pers.) Murrill
Hapalopilus rutilans is a saprobic polypore that is neurotoxic when consumed and used to make violet mushroom dye.
Terana coerulea (Lam.) Kuntze
Terana coerulea (Lam.) Kuntze
Terana coerulea (cobalt crust) is a blue resupinate fungus that grows on dead deciduous wood, found worldwide in warmer climates.
Pirex concentricus (Cooke & Ellis) Hjortstam & Ryvarden
Pirex concentricus (Cooke & Ellis) Hjortstam & Ryvarden
Pirex is a monotypic Meruliaceae fungal genus containing the single white-rot-causing crust fungus Pirex concentricus.
Donkia pulcherrima Berk. & M.A.Curtis
Donkia pulcherrima Berk. & M.A.Curtis
Climacodon pulcherrimus is a white rot-causing tooth fungus in Phanerochaetaceae, widely distributed in subtropical and tropical areas.
Abortiporus biennis (Bull.) Singer
Abortiporus biennis (Bull.) Singer
Abortiporus biennis, the blushing rosette, is a fungus species in the family Meruliaceae.
Podoscypha petalodes (Berk.) Boidin
Podoscypha petalodes (Berk.) Boidin
Podoscypha petalodes is a widely distributed fungus in Meruliaceae, known by common names wine glass and ruffled paper fungus.
Laetiporus sulphureus (Bull.) Murrill
Laetiporus sulphureus (Bull.) Murrill
Laetiporus sulphureus, also called chicken-of-the-woods, is a widely distributed shelf fungus that is eaten after cooking.
Laetiporus conifericola Burds. & Banik
Laetiporus conifericola Burds. & Banik
Laetiporus conifericola is a North American conifer-dwelling polypore fungus, generally edible but may cause gastrointestinal upset in some people.
Laetiporus gilbertsonii Burds.
Laetiporus gilbertsonii Burds.
Laetiporus gilbertsonii is an edible polypore fungus found in North and South America that grows on hardwoods.
Laetiporus portentosus (Berk.) Rajchenb.
Laetiporus portentosus (Berk.) Rajchenb.
Laetiporus portentosus is a wood-decomposing shelf fungus with traditional fire starting and medicinal uses across Australia and New Zealand.
Laetiporus huroniensis Burds. & Banik
Laetiporus huroniensis Burds. & Banik
Laetiporus huroniensis is a polypore fungus found in the Great Lakes region of eastern North America, first published in 2001.
Laetiporus montanus Černý ex Tomšovský & Jankovský
Laetiporus montanus Černý ex Tomšovský & Jankovský
Laetiporus montanus is a brown rot fungus that grows on high elevation mature conifers, recorded in Europe and China.
Byssomerulius corium (Pers.) Parmasto
Byssomerulius corium (Pers.) Parmasto
Byssomerulius corium is a common widespread crust fungus in the Irpicaceae family, first described in 1801 and reclassified in 1967.
Irpex lacteus (Fr.) Fr.
Irpex lacteus (Fr.) Fr.
Irpex lacteus is a common, variable inedible temperate white-rot crust polypore that can cause pulmonary infections in immunocompromised people.
Vitreoporus dichrous (Fr.) Zmitr.
Vitreoporus dichrous (Fr.) Zmitr.
Vitreoporus dichrous is an inedible fungus species in the family Irpicaceae first described in 1815.
Ceriporia purpurea (Fr.) Donk
Ceriporia purpurea (Fr.) Donk
Ceriporia purpurea is a widely distributed crust fungus in the family Irpicaceae that grows on decaying deciduous wood.
Leptoporus mollis (Pers.) Quél.
Leptoporus mollis (Pers.) Quél.
Leptoporus mollis, the soft bracket, is the widespread north temperate type species of the polypore genus Leptoporus, now placed in Irpicaceae.
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