Bondarzewia mesenterica

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Bondarzewia mesenterica
2011-12-24 Bondarzewia mesenterica (Schaeff.) Kreisel 191086.jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales
Family: Bondarzewiaceae
Genus: Bondarzewia
Species:
B. mesenterica
Binomial name
Bondarzewia mesenterica
(Schaeff.) Kreisel (1984)
Synonyms [1]
  • Boletus mesentericusSchaeff. (1774)
  • Polyporus anax Berk. ex Cooke (1883)
  • Cerioporus montanus Quél. (1888)
  • Polyporus montanus(Quél.) Ferry (1891)
  • Cladomeris montanus(Quél.) Bigeard & H.Guill. (1909)
  • Grifola mesenterica(Schaeff.) Murrill (1920)
  • Grifola montana(Quél.) Pilát (1934)
  • Bondarzewia montana(Quél.) Singer (1940)
Bondarzewia mesenterica
Mycological characteristics
Pores icon.pngPores on hymenium
Convex cap icon.svgDepressed cap icon.svg Cap is convex or depressed
Decurrent gills icon2.svg Hymenium is decurrent
Bare stipe icon.svg Stipe is bare
Transparent spore print icon.svg
 Spore print is white
Parasitic fungus.svgEcology is parasitic
Mycomorphbox Edible.pngEdibility is edible

Bondarzewia mesenterica (synonym: Bondarzewia montana) is a species of polypore fungus in the family Bondarzewiaceae.

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Taxonomy

The species was first described as Boletus mesentericus by Jacob Christian Schäffer in 1774. [2] Hanns Kreisel transferred it to the genus Bondarzewia in 1984. [3]

Description

In maturity, a contiguous fruit body mass may be up to 1 metre (3+1⁄2 ft) across. The caps are up to 25 cm (10 in) wide [4] and tomentose with brownish zones, fan-shaped, often overlapping and growing from a shared base. [5] The buff pores are up to 2 millimetres (1⁄16 in) wide. [4] The flesh is whitish with a pleasant odour when fresh. [5] The stalks are continuous with the caps and grow from an underground base, the sclerotium, [5] which is up to 12 cm long and 5 cm thick. [4]

Similar species

Outside of its genus, it resembles Meripilus giganteus . [4]

Habitat

The species grows at the base of conifers. [5] It affects tree bases and roots with a white rot. [5]

Uses

The mushroom is considered edible, [6] but is tough and often bitter. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "GSD Species Synonymy: Bondarzewia mesenterica (Schaeff.) Kreisel". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
  2. ↑ Schaeffer JC. (1774). Fungorum qui in Bavaria et Palatinatu circa Ratisbonam nascuntur Icones (in Latin). Vol. 4. Regensburg. p. 91; plate 267.
  3. ↑ Kreisel H. (1984). "Beitrag zur Nomenklatur einiger Großpilze II". Feddes Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (in German). 95: 699–700.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. pp. 565–66. ISBN   978-0-89815-170-1.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. pp. 256–257. ISBN   978-0-88192-935-5.
  6. ↑ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America . Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p.  297. ISBN   978-1-55407-651-2.


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