Daedalea quercina
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Daedalea quercina is a species of mushroom in the order Polyporales, and the type species of the genus Daedalea. Commonly known as the thick-walled maze polypore,[1] maze-gill fungus oak-loving maze polypore, or oak mazegill, the specific epithet refers to the oak genus Quercus, upon which it frequently grows, causing a brown rot. It is found in Europe, Asia, Northern Africa and Australasia. Though inedible, it can be used as a natural comb and has been the subject of chemical research.
Daedalea quercina | |
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The maze-like pores of Daedalea quercina | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Polyporales |
Family: | Fomitopsidaceae |
Genus: | Daedalea |
Species: | D. quercina |
Binomial name | |
Daedalea quercina | |
Synonyms | |
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Pores on hymenium | |
No distinct cap | |
Hymenium is decurrent | |
Lacks a stipe | |
Spore print is white | |
Ecology is saprotrophic | |
Edibility is inedible |
It was transferred to the new genus Fomitopsis in 2024, based on molecular phylogenetic data. The newly proposed name is Fomitopsis quercina - F. quercina (L.) Spirin & Miettinen (2024).[2]