Biology:Polyporus tuberaster

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Short description: Species of fungus

Polyporus tuberaster
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Polyporaceae
Genus: Polyporus
Species:
P. tuberaster
Binomial name
Polyporus tuberaster
(Jacquin ex Persoon) Fries 1821

Polyporus tuberaster is a species of fungus in the genus Polyporus.[1]

The yellow-brown cap is 4–15 cm wide, and ranges from convex to flat and even funnel-shaped.[2] The whitish stalks can grow upwards of 10 cm high and 2–4 cm wide.[2] The spores are white.[2]

The species is edible but also tough.[2]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q829621 entry