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Species of fungus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bondarzewia mesenterica (synonym: Bondarzewia montana) is a species of polypore fungus in the family Bondarzewiaceae. It was first described as Boletus mesentericus by Jacob Christian Schäffer in 1774.[2] Hanns Kreisel transferred it to the genus Bondarzewia in 1984.[3] The species is edible.[4]
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 |
Binomial name | |
Bondarzewia mesenterica | |
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The species grows at the base of conifers, developing from a sclerotium. The caps are tomentose with brownish zones, fan-shaped, often overlapping and growing from a shared base. The flesh is whitish with a pleasant odour when fresh. The species affects tree bases and roots with a white rot.[5]
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