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Rhodofomes cajanderi is a widely distributed species of bracket fungus. Commonly known as the rosy conk due to its rose-colored pore surface, it causes a disease called a brown pocket rot in various conifer species.[1] It is inedible.[2] It is widespread in western North America, with more prevalence in southern climates.[1] It has a particular preference for higher-altitude spruce forests.[1]
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Genus: | Rhodofomes |
| Species: | R. cajanderi |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhodofomes cajanderi (P.Karst.) B.K. Cui, M.L. Han & Y.C. Dai (2016) | |
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Rhodofomes cajanderi is a perennial shelf fungus.[1] It may be identified by its small-to-medium-sized, fleshy, tough fruit-body, with a downy or crust-like top.[3] It grows to around 3–10 cm (1.2–3.9 in) wide.[4] The top surface is a pink colour becoming to grey, brown, or black, with a clear margin.[1] The inside of the conk and the bottom are a rosy pink colour.[1] The body of the fungus is rigid and can grow up to 1 cm thick.[1] There are 3–5 round pores per millimeter.[1]
This species of polypore is morphologically similar to its relative, Rhodofomes roseus. Other similar species include Fomitopsis pinicola, Ganoderma lucidum, Ganoderma oregonense, and Rhodonia placenta.[4]
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