Polyporaceae

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Polyporaceae - fungi that become corky or woody with age, often forming shelflike growths on trees family Polyporaceae fungus family - includes lichen families Aphyllophorales, order Aphyllophorales - includes chiefly saprophytic fungi typically with shelflike bodies; sometimes placed in class Hymenomycetes or included in Agaricales Albatrellus, genus Albatrellus - a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae Albatrellus dispansus - a rare fungus having a large (up to 14 inches wide) yellow fruiting body with multiple individual caps and a broad central stalk and a fragrant odor Albatrellus ovinus, sheep polypore - a fungus with a whitish often circular cap and a white pore surface and small pores and a white central stalk; found under conifers; edible but not popular genus Neolentinus, Neolentinus - a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae Neolentinus ponderosus - a gilled polypore with a large cap (up to 15 inches in diameter) and a broad stalk; edible when young and tender genus Nigroporus, Nigroporus - a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae Nigroporus vinosus - a woody pore fungus with a dark brown to red brown cap and spore surface and small pores genus Oligoporus, Oligoporus - a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae Oligoporus leucospongia - a pore fungus with a whitish cottony soft cap found on conifer logs in forests at high elevation in the western United States and adjacent Canada genus Polyporus, Polyporus - type genus of the Polyporaceae; includes important pathogens of e.g. birches and conifers Fomes, genus Fomes - genus of bracket fungi forming corky or woody perennial shelflike sporophores often of large size; includes some that cause destructive heartrot in trees