Polyporus melanopus

Polyporus melanopus is a species of mushroom in the genus Polyporus. It can be found growing on dead wood.

Polyporus melanopus
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P. melanopus
Binomial name
Polyporus melanopus
(Pers.) Fr. 1821

Description

Polyporus melanopus has a brown velvety cap which grows up to 10 cm across. It is inedible.[1]

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See also

The genus Polyporus.

References

  1. Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 298. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.

Further reading

  • E. Garnweidner. Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe. Collins. 1994.

Polyporus melanopus in Index Fungorum
Polyporus melanopus in MycoBank.


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