Species

Bjerkandera adusta (Smoky polypore)

Bjerkandera adusta. Photo: (c) nagelhoutandre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Bjerkandera adusta, commonly known as the smoky polypore or smoky bracket, is a species of fungus in the family Meruliaceae. It is a plant pathogen that causes white rot in live trees, but most commonly appears on dead wood. It was first described scientifically as Boletus adustus by Carl Ludwig Willdenow in 1787. The genome sequence of Bjerkandera adusta was reported in 2013. The species is inedible.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Order: Polyporales (Shelf fungi)
        Family: Phanerochaetaceae
        Genus: Bjerkandera
        Species: Bjerkandera adusta (Smoky polypore)

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