family polyporaceae

Noun
  1. Fungi that become corky or woody with age, often forming shelflike growths on trees (synset 113070321)
    is a type of: fungus family - includes lichen families
    member holonym:
    • 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
    belongs to: aphyllophorales, order aphyllophorales - includes chiefly saprophytic fungi typically with shelflike bodies; sometimes placed in class Hymenomycetes or included in Agaricales
    same as: polyporaceae

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