• Daedaleopsis confragosa


    Kingdom:    Fungi
    Phylum:    Basidiomycota
    Class:    Agaricomycetes
    Order:     Polyporales
    Family:     Polyporaceae
    Genus:    Daedaleopsis
    Common Name:    Thin walled maze polypore
    Ecological Status:    Philippine Endemic

    About the Species:

    Daedaleopsis confragosa or the Thin-walled Maze Polypore is a species of polypore fungus characterized by having fruit bodies that are semi-circular and tough with a concentrically zoned brownish upper surface. The whitish underside turns gray-brown as the fruit body ages, but bruises pink or red. This species is common in northern temperate woodlands of eastern North America, Europe and Asia. In MHRWS, this species is found in lowland forests usually in dead logs.

     

    References:

    Kuo, M. (2005, March). Daedaleopsis confragosa. Retrieved from the MushroomExpert.Com Web 

    site: http://www.mushroomexpert.com/daedaleopsis_confragosa.html


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