Bondarzewia mesenterica
| Bondarzewia mesenterica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Bondarzewiaceae |
| Genus: | Bondarzewia |
| Species: | B. mesenterica
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| Binomial name | |
| Bondarzewia mesenterica | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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| Bondarzewia mesenterica | |
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| Pores on hymenium | |
| Cap is convex or depressed | |
| Hymenium is decurrent | |
| Stipe is bare | |
| Spore print is white | |
| Ecology is parasitic | |
| Edibility is edible | |
Bondarzewia mesenterica (synonym: Bondarzewia montana) is a species of polypore fungus in the family Bondarzewiaceae.
Taxonomy
The species was first described as Boletus mesentericus by Jacob Christian Schäffer in 1774.[2] Hanns Kreisel transferred it to the genus Bondarzewia in 1984.[3]
Description
In maturity, a contiguous fruit body mass may be up to 1 metre (3+1⁄2 ft) across. The caps are up to 25 cm (10 in) wide[4] and tomentose with brownish zones, fan-shaped, often overlapping and growing from a shared base.[5] The buff pores are up to 2 millimetres (1⁄16 in) wide.[4] The flesh is whitish with a pleasant odour when fresh.[5] The stalks are continuous with the caps and grow from an underground base, the sclerotium,[5] which is up to 12 cm long and 5 cm thick.[4]
Similar species
Outside of its genus, it resembles Meripilus giganteus.[4]
Habitat
The species grows at the base of conifers.[5] It affects tree bases and roots with a white rot.[5]
Uses
The mushroom is considered edible,[6] but is tough and often bitter.[4]
References
- ^ "GSD Species Synonymy: Bondarzewia mesenterica (Schaeff.) Kreisel". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
- ^ Schaeffer JC. (1774). Fungorum qui in Bavaria et Palatinatu circa Ratisbonam nascuntur Icones (in Latin). Vol. 4. Regensburg. p. 91; plate 267.
- ^ Kreisel H. (1984). "Beitrag zur Nomenklatur einiger Großpilze II". Feddes Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (in German). 95: 699–700.
- ^ a b c d e Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. pp. 565–66. ISBN 978-0-89815-170-1.
- ^ a b c d e Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. pp. 256–257. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 297. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
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