Biology:Lentinus strigosus
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Short description: Species of fungus
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Lentinus strigosus is a species of fungus in the family Polyporaceae.
Taxonomy
The species was first described by Lewis David de Schweinitz in 1822 as Agaricus strigosus in North Carolina.[2]
Description
The expanded cap is semi-vase-shaped with an inrolled edge, usually purple then fading to brownish. The flesh is white, thin, and tough. The gills are close, narrow, and cap-coloured then whitish. The stipe is short, lateral and hairy. The taste is often bitter. The spores are white and smooth.[3]
Similar species
Phyllotopsis nidulans is similar, but is orange-yellow and has a poor odour.[3]
Distribution and habitat
It can be found in parts of North America and the Philippines.[4][2]
Uses
It is edible when young, but becomes very tough with age.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ "Lentinus strigosus Fr., Systema Orbis Vegetabilis, 1: 77, 1825". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. http://www.mycobank.org/BioloMICS.aspx?Table=Mycobank&Rec=14171&Fields=All. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 von Schweinitz LD. (1822). "Synopsis fungorum Carolinae superioris". Schriften der Berlinische Gesellschaft Naturforschender Leipzig 1: 20–131 (see p. 89).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. pp. 138–139. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=WevHvt6Tr8kC.
- ↑ "In-vitro activity of ethanolic extract of Lentinus strigosus mycelia in N2 wild strain Caenorhabditis elegans – An animal model for obesity and its chemical composition". Journal of Applied Biology & Biotechnology 9 (1): 42. https://jabonline.in/admin/php/uploads/530_pdf.pdf.
- ↑ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. pp. 141. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q894237 entry
