Trichaptum biforme
Species of fungus
Trichaptum biforme | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Hymenochaetales |
Family: | incertae sedis |
Genus: | Trichaptum |
Species: | T. biforme |
Binomial name | |
Trichaptum biforme (Fr.) Ryvarden (1972)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Trichaptum biforme, commonly known as the violet-pored bracket fungus,[2] purple tooth, or violet toothed polypore, is a species of poroid fungus in the order Hymenochaetales. It is a saprobe that decomposes hardwood stumps and logs. It has a violet colored edge that fades with age. It is inedible.[3][4] It is widely distributed and occurs on at least 65 tree hosts, but rarely on conifers. It is sometimes confused with Trichaptum abietinum, which grows almost exclusively on conifers.[4]
References
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- ^ Ryvarden, L. (1972). "A critical checklist of the Polyporaceae in tropical East Africa". Norwegian Journal of Botany. 19: 229–238.
- ^ Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi (Second ed.). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.
- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 315. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
- ^ a b Lincoff, Gary (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. Alfred A. Knopf. p. 490. ISBN 978-0-394-51992-0.
Species of fungus
Trichaptum biforme![]() Mycological characteristics | |
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![]() | Teeth on hymenium |
![]() | Cap is flat |
![]() | Hymenium attachment is not applicable |
![]() | Lacks a stipe |
![]() | Spore print is white |
![]() | Ecology is saprotrophic |
![]() | Edibility is inedible |
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