Trichaptum abietinum
| Trichaptum abietinum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Hymenochaetales |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Trichaptum |
| Species: | T. abietinum |
| Binomial name | |
| Trichaptum abietinum (Dicks.) Ryvarden (1972)[1] | |
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Species of fungus
TRICHAPTUM ABIETINUM Mycological characteristics | |
|---|---|
 | Pores on hymenium |
 | Cap is flat |
 | Hymenium attachment is not applicable |
| Lacks a stipe |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is inedible |
Trichaptum abietinum is a species of poroid fungus in the order Hymenochaetales. It is saprophytic, growing from dead conifer wood.
The white-gray cap is 1–4 cm wide and usually no more than 0.5 cm thick, shelved and fanlike, with brownish and leathery flesh.[2] The spores are white, cylindrical, and smooth.[2]
The species is inedible.[2]
Similar species include Trichaptum biforme, Bjerkandera adusta, and Trametes versicolor.[2]
References
- ^ Ryvarden, L. (1972). "A critical checklist of the Polyporaceae in tropical East Africa". Norwegian Journal of Botany. 19: 229–238.
- ^ a b c d Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 355–356. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.
External links
- Trichaptum abietinum at Index Fungorum
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