Meripilus sumstinei
| Meripilus sumstinei | |
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| File:Meripilus sumstinei 354570.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Meripilaceae |
| Genus: | Meripilus |
| Species: | M. sumstinei
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| Binomial name | |
| Meripilus 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
[edit | edit source]Originally described in 1905 by William Alphonso Murrill as Grifola sumstinei, the species was transferred to Meripilus in 1988.[1]
Description
[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]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
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