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little nest polypore

Trametes conchifer

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 38, February 39, March 62, April 122, May 234, June 110, July 83, August 75, September 78, October 64, November 40, December 36.
United States5,998
Canada1,176
Ontario981
Illinois630
New York567
Michigan466
Pennsylvania376
Virginia316
North Carolina312
Indiana297

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Traits

Group and habits

  • 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

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

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