Oxyporus populinus
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Oxyporus populinus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Hymenochaetales |
Family: | Schizoporaceae |
Genus: | Oxyporus |
Species: | O. populinus
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Binomial name | |
Oxyporus populinus | |
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Oxyporus populinus, also known as the mossy maple polypore and poplar bracket, is a species of fungus in the family Schizoporaceae. It is a plant pathogen that affects trees.[1]
It is typically white (sometimes gray near the center and/or pinkish near the margin), more or less semicircular, and 2.5–20 centimetres (1–8 in) wide, with tough flesh,[2] which is inedible.[1]
See also
[edit]- List of apricot diseases
- List of peach and nectarine diseases
- List of Platanus diseases
- List of sweetgum diseases
References
[edit]- ^ a b Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 311. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
- ^ Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.