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Cracked Cap Polypore (Phellinus robiniae)

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Phellinus robiniae
Phellinus robiniae infecting black locust
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Hymenochaetales
Family: Hymenochaetaceae
Genus: Phellinus
Species:
P. robiniae
Binomial name
Phellinus robiniae
(Murrill, 1903) A. Ames (1913)[1]

Phellinus robiniae, commonly called the cracked cap polypore or Phellinus rimosus,[2] is a fungus of the family of Hymenochaetaceae. The fungus primarily infests black locusts, aided by openings caused by Megacyllene robiniae infestation, but also grows on various other trees such as Carya, oak, and Acacia. Cracked cap polypore is sympatric with most of its hosts. It has a brown spore print, leaving brown streaks on the tree below the fungus.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kuo, Michael. "Phellinus robiniae (MushroomExpert.Com)". www.mushroomexpert.com. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Phellinus rimosus". ncrfungi.uark.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  3. ^ Roehl, Thomas (13 April 2018). "#081: Phellinus robiniae, the Cracked Cap Polypore". Fungus Fact Friday. Retrieved 22 November 2019.