Trichaptum abietinum | |
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Species: | T. abietinum
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Trichaptum abietinum | |
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TRICHAPTUM ABIETINUM | |
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![]() | Pores on hymenium |
![]() | Cap is flat |
![]() | Hymenium attachment is not applicable |
![]() | Lacks a stipe |
![]() | Spore print is white |
![]() | Ecology is saprotrophic |
![]() | Edibility is inedible |
Trichaptum abietinum is a species of poroid fungus in the order Hymenochaetales. It is saprophytic, growing from dead conifer wood.
The white-gray cap is 1–4 cm wide and usually no more than 0.5 cm thick, shelved and fanlike, with brownish and leathery flesh. [2] The spores are white, cylindrical, and smooth. [2]
The species is inedible. [2]
Similar species include Trichaptum biforme, Bjerkandera adusta, and Trametes versicolor. [2]