Lentinus tigrinus (Bull.) Fr. is a fungus in the Polyporaceae family, order Polyporales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Lentinus tigrinus (Bull.) Fr.

Lentinus tigrinus (Bull.) Fr.

Lentinus tigrinus is a nonpoisonous Polyporaceae mushroom with significant antioxidant and antimicrobial activity.

Family
Genus
Lentinus
Order
Polyporales
Class
Agaricomycetes

About Lentinus tigrinus (Bull.) Fr.

Lentinus tigrinus (Bull.) Fr. is a species of mushroom belonging to the Polyporaceae family. This mushroom is classified as nonpoisonous. Reported research notes that the mushrooms have significant antioxidant and antimicrobial activity. The caps of Lentinus tigrinus measure 2 to 4 centimetres (3โ„4 to 1+1โ„2 inches) wide, and the species produces a white spore print.

Photo: (c) Davide Puddu, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Davide Puddu ยท cc-by

Taxonomy

Fungi โ€บ Basidiomycota โ€บ Agaricomycetes โ€บ Polyporales โ€บ Polyporaceae โ€บ Lentinus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy ยท Disclaimer

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