Biology:Meripilus sumstinei
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Short description: Species of fungus
| Meripilus sumstinei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Missing taxonomy template (fix): | Meripilus |
| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/MeripilusM. sumstinei
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| Template:Taxonomy/MeripilusMeripilus sumstinei (Murrill) M.J.Larsen & Lombard (1988)
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Meripilus sumstinei, commonly known as the giant polypore or the black-staining polypore, is a species of fungus in the family Meripilaceae.
Taxonomy
Originally described in 1905 by William Alphonso Murrill as Grifola sumstinei, the species was transferred to Meripilus in 1988.[1]
Description
The cap of this polypore is 5–20 centimetres (2–8 in) wide, with folds of flesh up to 8–20 millimetres (1⁄4–3⁄4 in) thick. It has white to brownish concentric zones and tapers toward the base; the stipe is indistinct.[2]
Distribution and habitat
It is found in eastern North America from June to September. It grows in large clumps on the ground around hardwood (including oak) trunks, stumps, and logs.[3][2]
Uses
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "GSD Species Synonymy: Meripilus sumstinei (Murrill) M.J. Larsen & Lombard, Mycologia 80(5): 615 (1988)". Species Fungorum. CAB International. http://www.speciesfungorum.org/GSD/GSDspecies.asp?RecordID=135100. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. pp. 234. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Russell, B. (2010). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Penn State Press. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-271-04526-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=vLgjr5p0XFkC&pg=PA128.
Wikidata ☰ Q10581835 entry
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