Polyporaceae — Bracket Fungus Family
Lentinus crinitus (L.) Fr.
Lentinus crinitus (L.) Fr.
Lentinus crinitus is a saprotrophic polypore with biologically active compounds that have researched anticancer, antiviral, and antimicrobial properties.
Lentinus sajor-caju (Fr.) Fr.
Lentinus sajor-caju (Fr.) Fr.
This is a description of the saprophytic fungus Lentinus sajor-caju that grows on rotten wood across multiple regions.
Lentinus tigrinus (Bull.) Fr.
Lentinus tigrinus (Bull.) Fr.
Lentinus tigrinus is a nonpoisonous Polyporaceae mushroom with significant antioxidant and antimicrobial activity.
Lentinus brumalis (Pers.) Zmitr.
Lentinus brumalis (Pers.) Zmitr.
Lentinus brumalis is a saprotrophic polypore fungus with an inedible fruiting body, found across North America and Europe.
Lentinus arcularius (Batsch) Zmitr.
Lentinus arcularius (Batsch) Zmitr.
Lentinus arcularius is a small, tough mushroom found worldwide, with no culinary value.
Cryptoporus volvatus (Peck) Shear
Cryptoporus volvatus (Peck) Shear
Cryptoporus volvatus is an inedible conifer-decomposing polypore fungus that appears after pine bark beetle attacks.
Daedaleopsis confragosa (Bolton) J.Schröt.
Daedaleopsis confragosa (Bolton) J.Schröt.
Daedaleopsis confragosa is an inedible bracket polypore that causes white rot on hardwoods, distributed across North America, Europe, and Asia.
Fomes fomentarius (L.) Fr.
Fomes fomentarius (L.) Fr.
Fomes fomentarius is a common circumboreal wood-decay bracket fungus that grows mostly on hardwoods.
Fomes fasciatus (Sw.) Cooke
Fomes fasciatus (Sw.) Cooke
Fomes fasciatus is a wood-decay bracket fungus that causes loss of commercially viable hardwood, found mostly in warm regions.
Globifomes graveolens (Schwein.) Murrill
Globifomes graveolens (Schwein.) Murrill
Globifomes graveolens is a wood-rotting polypore fungus that grows on living and dead broadleaf trees, especially oak.
Microporus affinis (Blume & T.Nees) Kuntze
Microporus affinis (Blume & T.Nees) Kuntze
Microporus affinis is a widespread common polypore fungus in Polyporaceae found across tropical and subtropical regions of both hemispheres.
Microporus xanthopus (Fr.) Kuntze
Microporus xanthopus (Fr.) Kuntze
Microporus xanthopus is an inedible wood-decaying fungus native to tropical areas.
Hexagonia vesparia (Berk.) Ryvarden
Hexagonia vesparia (Berk.) Ryvarden
Hexagonia vesparia, the wasp nest polypore, is a saprophytic Australian bracket fungus found across multiple Australian regions.
Coriolopsis gallica (Fr.) Ryvarden
Coriolopsis gallica (Fr.) Ryvarden
Coriolopsis gallica is a non-pathogenic white-rot fungus that preferentially degrades lignin, with useful biotechnological applications.
Trametes trogii Berk.
Trametes trogii Berk.
Trametes trogii Berk. is an almost cosmopolitan fungus species in the Polyporaceae family, with the synonym Funalia trogii.
Perenniporia fraxinophila (Peck) Ryvarden
Perenniporia fraxinophila (Peck) Ryvarden
Perenniporia fraxinophila is a Polyporaceae fungus species that acts as a plant pathogen infecting ash trees.
Neofavolus alveolaris (DC.) Sotome & T.Hatt.
Neofavolus alveolaris (DC.) Sotome & T.Hatt.
Neofavolus alveolaris is a polypore fungus growing on dead hardwoods, with an antifungal polypeptide isolated from its fruit bodies.
Neofavolus suavissimus (Fr.) Seelan, Justo & Hibbett
Neofavolus suavissimus (Fr.) Seelan, Justo & Hibbett
Neofavolus suavissimus is a fungus species in the Polyporaceae family, with Panus suavissimus as a known synonym.
Picipes badius (Pers.) Zmitr. & Kovalenko
Picipes badius (Pers.) Zmitr. & Kovalenko
Picipes badius is a tough inedible polypore fungus that causes white rot on hardwoods in temperate regions of Asia, Europe, and North America.
Picipes melanopus (Pers.) Zmitr. & Kovalenko
Picipes melanopus (Pers.) Zmitr. & Kovalenko
Picipes melanopus is an inedible polypore fungus with a brown velvety depressed cap and a black felt-covered stipe.
Phaeotrametes decipiens (Berk.) J.E.Wright
Phaeotrametes decipiens (Berk.) J.E.Wright
Phaeotrametes decipiens is a fungus defined by specific physical traits and the characteristic growth of chlamydosporic alongside normal fruit bodies.
Cerioporus varius (Pers.) Zmitr. & Kovalenko
Cerioporus varius (Pers.) Zmitr. & Kovalenko
Cerioporus is a distinct Polyporaceae genus with former Polyporus species and reported antioxidant and antimicrobial mushroom activity.
Cerioporus leptocephalus (Jacq.) Zmitr.
Cerioporus leptocephalus (Jacq.) Zmitr.
Cerioporus leptocephalus is a North American fungus that typically grows on hardwood twigs and branches.
Cerioporus squamosus (Huds.) Quél.
Cerioporus squamosus (Huds.) Quél.
Cerioporus squamosus, or Dryad's saddle, is an edible annual polypore mushroom that grows on hardwoods worldwide.
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