Oxyporus similis

Oxyporus similis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Hymenochaetales
Family: Schizoporaceae
Genus: Oxyporus
Species: O. similis
Binomial name
Oxyporus similis
(Bres.) Ryvarden (1972)
Synonyms

Poria similis Bres. (1925)
Chaetoporus similis (Bres.) J.E.Wright (1964)

Oxyporus similis is a species of fungus in the Schizoporaceae family. A plant pathogen, it is found in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, where it grows on the trunks of black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa).[1] It also affects peach and nectarines.

See also

References

  1. Miettinen O, Niemelä T, Ryvarden L. (2007). "A new polypore Irpex cremicolor described from north Europe". Mycotaxon 102: 415–24.

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