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Cerrena unicolor (Bull.) Murrill
Cerrena unicolor (Bull.) Murrill
Cerrena unicolor is a widely distributed wood-rotting inedible fungus that is a source of the useful enzyme laccase.
Cerrena zonata (Berk.) H.S.Yuan
Cerrena zonata (Berk.) H.S.Yuan
Cerrena zonata is a poroid white rot fungus in Polyporaceae that grows on dead hardwoods across multiple regions of the world.
Irpiciporus pachyodon (Pers.) Kotl. & Pouzar
Irpiciporus pachyodon (Pers.) Kotl. & Pouzar
Irpiciporus pachyodon is a cosmopolitan fungus in the Polyporaceae family, with the synonym Spongipellis pachyodon.
Steccherinum ochraceum (Pers. ex J.F.Gmel.) Gray
Steccherinum ochraceum (Pers. ex J.F.Gmel.) Gray
Steccherinum ochraceum is a hydnoid plant-pathogenic fungus found in North America and Nepal.
Junghuhnia nitida (Pers.) Ryvarden
Junghuhnia nitida (Pers.) Ryvarden
Junghuhnia nitida is a widespread crust fungus in Steccherinaceae that grows on deciduous fallen wood causing white rot.
Nigroporus vinosus (Berk.) Murrill
Nigroporus vinosus (Berk.) Murrill
Nigroporus vinosus is a variable white rot polypore fungus found across multiple continents, growing on decaying wood.
Loweomyces fractipes (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Jülich
Loweomyces fractipes (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Jülich
Loweomyces fractipes is a fungus with variable fruit bodies, described in detail, found across multiple regions worldwide.
Microporellus obovatus (Jungh.) Ryvarden
Microporellus obovatus (Jungh.) Ryvarden
Microporellus obovatus is a poroid fungus in Polyporaceae found across multiple regions worldwide.
Panus conchatus (Bull.) Fr.
Panus conchatus (Bull.) Fr.
Panus conchatus is a saprobic Northern Hemisphere fungus with tough flesh and a laccase with industrial research potential.
Lentinus fasciatus Berk.
Lentinus fasciatus Berk.
Lentinus fasciatus Berk. is a saprotrophic wood-decaying fungus found across parts of Australia, Africa, and Oceania.
Cymatoderma caperatum (Berk. & Mont.) D.A.Reid
Cymatoderma caperatum (Berk. & Mont.) D.A.Reid
Cymatoderma caperatum is a fungus species in Meruliaceae, first described 1849 and moved to its current genus in 1956.
Cymatoderma elegans Jungh.
Cymatoderma elegans Jungh.
Cymatoderma elegans is a fungus species in the genus Cymatoderma, first collected from Java, Indonesia.
Tyromyces chioneus (Fr.) P.Karst.
Tyromyces chioneus (Fr.) P.Karst.
Tyromyces chioneus is a bracket fungus that causes white rot on dead hardwoods, is inedible, and has a sesquiterpene with anti-HIV activity in lab tests.
Tyromyces galactinus (Berk.) J.Lowe
Tyromyces galactinus (Berk.) J.Lowe
Tyromyces galactinus is a North American poroid polypore pathogen that causes white rot in broad-leaved trees.
Skeletocutis amorpha (Fr.) Kotl. & Pouzar
Skeletocutis amorpha (Fr.) Kotl. & Pouzar
Skeletocutis amorpha is a widely distributed white rot fungus that grows mostly on dead conifer wood.
Bulbillomyces farinosus (Bres.) Jülich
Bulbillomyces farinosus (Bres.) Jülich
Bulbillomyces farinosus is the only species in the monotypic fungal genus Bulbillomyces, placed in the order Polyporales.
Grifola frondosa (Dicks.) Gray
Grifola frondosa (Dicks.) Gray
Grifola frondosa (maitake) is a perennial edible mushroom native to China, Europe, and North America.
Fomitopsis officinalis (Vill.) Bondartsev & Singer
Fomitopsis officinalis (Vill.) Bondartsev & Singer
Fomitopsis officinalis, the quinine conk, is a tree-infecting bracket fungus with documented in vitro biological activities and a history of medicinal use.
Phaeolus schweinitzii (Fr.) Pat.
Phaeolus schweinitzii (Fr.) Pat.
Phaeolus schweinitzii, the dyer's polypore, is a rot-causing conifer pathogen used for natural dyeing, and it is not edible.
Postia ptychogaster (F.Ludw.) Vesterh.
Postia ptychogaster (F.Ludw.) Vesterh.
Postia ptychogaster, the powderpuff bracket, is a Fomitopsidaceae fungus found in Europe and North America growing on rotting conifer wood.
Ischnoderma resinosum (Schrad.) P.Karst.
Ischnoderma resinosum (Schrad.) P.Karst.
Ischnoderma resinosum is a widely distributed autumn-fruiting shelf mushroom that is edible only when young.
Russula clelandii O.K.Mill. & R.N.Hilton
Russula clelandii O.K.Mill. & R.N.Hilton
Russula clelandii is an Australian fungus species in Russulaceae, first scientifically described in 1987.
Russula cremoricolor Earle
Russula cremoricolor Earle
Russula cremoricolor Earle is a mildly toxic mushroom with color variants that complicate field identification.
Russula atropurpurea (Krombh.) Britzelm.
Russula atropurpurea (Krombh.) Britzelm.
Russula atropurpurea is a dark purple-capped mycorrhizal mushroom common in northern temperate zones, that fruits in late summer and autumn.
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