Biology:Polyporus tuberaster
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Short description: Species of fungus
| Polyporus tuberaster | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Polyporaceae |
| Genus: | Polyporus |
| Species: | P. tuberaster
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| Binomial name | |
| Polyporus tuberaster (Jacquin ex Persoon) Fries 1821
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Polyporus tuberaster, commonly known as the tuberous polypore[2][3] or stone fungus,[4] is a species of fungus in the genus Polyporus.[5] It is easily identified by the fact that it grows from a large sclerotium that can resemble buried wood or a potato.[4]
The yellow-brown cap is 4–15 centimetres (1 1⁄2–6 in) wide[4] and ranges from convex to flat and even funnel-shaped.[6] The whitish stalks can grow upwards of 10 cm high and 2–4 cm wide.[6] The spores and spore print are white.[4][6]
The species is edible but also tough[6] unless young and well cooked.[4]
References
- ↑ NatureServe. "Polyporus tuberaster" (in en). Arlington, Virginia. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.911946/.
- ↑ "Polyporus tuberaster, Tuberous Polypore fungus". https://first-nature.com/fungi/polyporus-tuberaster.php.
- ↑ says, Claus S.. "Tuberous Polypore" (in en-GB). https://www.wildfooduk.com/mushroom-guide/tuberous-polypore/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. pp. 563–64. ISBN 978-0-89815-170-1. https://archive.org/details/arora-david-mushrooms-demystified-a-comprehensive-guide-to-the-fleshy-fungi-ten-speed-press-1986/page/563/mode/2up.
- ↑ "Polyporus tuberaster in Mycobank". http://www.mycobank.org/BioloMICS.aspx?Table=Mycobank&Rec=22500&Fields=All.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 337–338. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.
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| Polyporus tuberaster | |
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 | pores on hymenium |
 | cap is depressed or umbilicate |
 | stipe is bare |
 | spore print is white |
 | ecology is saprotrophic |
 | edibility: edible |
Data related to Polyporus tuberaster at Wikispecies
Wikidata ☰ Q829621 entry
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