Meripilus sumstinei
| Meripilus sumstinei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Meripilaceae |
| Genus: | Meripilus |
| Species: | M. sumstinei |
| Binomial name | |
| Meripilus sumstinei (Murrill) M.J.Larsen & Lombard (1988) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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
[edit]Originally described in 1905 by William Alphonso Murrill as Grifola sumstinei, the species was transferred to Meripilus in 1988.[1]
Description
[edit]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
[edit]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. It also grows in clumps above dead tree logs, stumps, and branches. It prefers shady areas to grow in. [3][2]
Uses
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "GSD Species Synonymy: Meripilus sumstinei (Murrill) M.J. Larsen & Lombard, Mycologia 80(5): 615 (1988)". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
- 1 2 Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
- 1 2 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.
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