Trametes betulina

Trametes betulina
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Polyporaceae
Genus: Trametes
Species:
T. betulina
Binomial name
Trametes betulina
(L.) Pilát (1939)
Synonyms

Lenzites betulina (L.) Fr., (1838)

Trametes betulina
Gills on hymenium
Cap is flat
Lacks a stipe
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is inedible

Trametes betulina (formerly Lenzites betulina), sometimes known by common names gilled polypore, birch mazegill or multicolor gill polypore, is a species of fungus.

The caps are 2.5–13 centimetres (1–5 in) wide.[1][2] Although it is a member of the Polyporales order, the fruiting bodies have gills instead of pores, which distinguishes it from the superficially similar Trametes versicolor or T. hirsuta.[3]

It is inedible due to its toughness.[2][4] Research has shown that it has several medicinal properties, including antioxidant, antimicrobial, antitumor, and immunosuppressive activities.[3]

References

  1. ^ Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 283. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
  2. ^ a b Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. p. 589. ISBN 978-0-89815-170-1.
  3. ^ a b Medicinal Mushrooms » Blog Archive » Lenzites betulina
  4. ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. pp. 312–13. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.