Oxyporus populinus (Schumach.) Donk is a fungus in the Oxyporaceae family, order Hymenochaetales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Oxyporus populinus (Schumach.) Donk

Oxyporus populinus (Schumach.) Donk

Oxyporus populinus, the mossy maple polypore, is an inedible pathogenic tree-infecting fungus in the Schizoporaceae family.

Family
Genus
Oxyporus
Order
Hymenochaetales
Class
Agaricomycetes

About Oxyporus populinus (Schumach.) Donk

Oxyporus populinus (Schumach.) Donk, commonly called the mossy maple polypore and poplar bracket, is a fungus species belonging to the family Schizoporaceae. This fungus is a plant pathogen that infects trees. Its fruit bodies are typically white, sometimes with gray coloration near the center and/or pinkish color near the margin, and are generally roughly semicircular in shape. They measure 2.5–20 centimetres (1–8 in) wide, have tough flesh, and are inedible.

Photo: (c) Igor Khomenko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Igor Khomenko · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Fungi Basidiomycota Agaricomycetes Hymenochaetales Oxyporaceae Oxyporus

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