Polyporus radicatus Schwein. is a fungus in the Polyporaceae family, order Polyporales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Polyporus radicatus Schwein.

Polyporus radicatus Schwein.

Polyporus radicatus is an inedible North American polypore fungus first described in 1832.

Family
Genus
Polyporus
Order
Polyporales
Class
Agaricomycetes

About Polyporus radicatus Schwein.

Polyporus radicatus Schwein. is a fungus species belonging to the family Polyporaceae. It was first documented as a species new to science in 1832 by German-American botanist Lewis David de Schweinitz. This fungus occurs in North America, including Mexico. It grows on the ground, and it likely develops from buried roots or originates from sclerotia. Its spores are roughly ellipsoid to spindle-shaped, and measure 12–15 by 6–8 micrometers. Polyporus radicatus is inedible.

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Taxonomy

Fungi Basidiomycota Agaricomycetes Polyporales Polyporaceae Polyporus

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

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