genus polyporus

1. Type genus of the Polyporaceae;
   Includes important pathogens of e.g. birches and conifers (synset 113073191)
   is a type of: fungus genus - includes lichen genera
   member holonym:

   • polyporus tenuiculus - a fungus with a whitish kidney-shaped cap and elongated pores; causes white rot in dead hardwoods
   • grifola frondosa, hen of the woods, hen-of-the-woods, polyporus frondosus - large greyish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base of trees
   • polyporus squamosus, scaly polypore - a fungus with a lateral stalk (when there is a stalk) and a scaly cap that becomes nearly black in maturity; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
   belongs to: family polyporaceae, polyporaceae - fungi that become corky or woody with age, often forming shelflike growths on trees
   same as: polyporus

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