Coniophora olivacea

Species of fungus

Coniophora olivacea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Coniophoraceae
Genus: Coniophora
Species:
C. olivacea
Binomial name
Coniophora olivacea
(Fr.) P. Karst.

Coniophora olivacea, also known as olive duster is a species of corticoid fungus in the family Coniophoraceae, first described by Elias Magnus Fries and given its current name by Petter Adolf Karsten.

Distribution and habitat

It appears in all continents axcept Antarctic, most often in Europe.[1] It usually grows on conipher wood (e.g. Picea abies, Pinus sylvestris), but sometimes also on hardwood.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Coniophora olivacea distribution". gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  2. ^ a b Władysław Wojewoda (2003). Krytyczna lista wielkoowocnikowych grzybów podstawkowych Polski (PDF). Kraków: W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences. p. 683. ISBN 83-89648-09-1.
  • Coniophora olivacea in Index Fungorum
Taxon identifiers
Coniophora olivacea

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