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white-rot fungus

Trametes pubescens

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 125, February 93, March 145, April 228, May 329, June 359, July 384, August 330, September 242, October 181, November 99, December 77.
United States3,565
Alaska2,592
Canada695
Minnesota422
Ontario407
New York155
Michigan120
Quebec113
Wisconsin102
Pennsylvania76

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata
  • Shelf fungus formDescends from a fungal lineage whose members are commonly shelf or bracket fungi.Inferred from its group
  • Grows on woodDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly grow on wood.Inferred from its group
  • Saprotrophic fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly decompose dead organic matter.Inferred from its group

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderShelf Fungi · Polyporales
FamilyBracket Fungi · Polyporaceae
GenusTurkey-tails and allies · Trametes

Sources

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