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Cerioporus leptocephalus, commonly known as blackfoot polypore, is an inedible species of mushroom in the genus Cerioporus.
Source: Wikipedia
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Distribution
Common
Habitat
On dead or dying deciduous trees
Fruiting Body
Funnel-shaped to irregular kidney-shaped, depressed above the point of attachment to the stem, margin wavy
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| Shape | Kidney-shaped |
| Width | 1 - 10 cm |
Pores
4 - 7 per mm
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| Shape | Round |
| Size | tiny |
Tubes
0.5 - 2.5 mm deep, decurrent
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Flesh
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| Odour | Faint mushroomy |
| Taste | Bitter |
Spores
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| Shape | Ellipsoid, Fusiform |
| Size | 5-9 x 3-4 μm |
Confirmed
Unconfirmed
Classification
- ↳ Phylum: Basidiomycota
- ↳ Subphylum: Agaricomycotina
- ↳ Class: Agaricomycetes
- ↳ Order: Polyporales
- ↳ Family: Polyporaceae
- ↳ Genus: Polyporus
Synonyms
- Boletus calceolus sensu Withering [Arr. Brit. pl. ed. 3, 4: 389 (1801)]
- Boletus elegans Bull.
- Boletus lateralis Bolton
- Boletus leptocephalus Jacq.
- Boletus nigripes With.
- Boletus nummularius Bull.
- Boletus varius Pers.
- Cerioporus leptocephalus (Jacq.) Zmitr.
- Cerioporus varius (Pers.) Zmitr. & Kovalenko
- Coltricia leptocephala (Jacq.) Gray
- Coltricia nummularia (Bull.) Gray
- Grifola varia (Pers.) Gray
- Melanopus nummularius (Bull.) Pat.
- Melanopus nummularius (Bull.) anon. ined.
- Melanopus nummularius anon.
- Polyporellus varius (Pers.) P. Karst.
- Polyporus elegans Bull.
- Polyporus elegans var. nummularius (Bull.) Fr.
- Polyporus leptocephalus f. nummularius (Bull.) Courtec.
- Polyporus nummularius (Bull.) Fr.
- Polyporus varius (Pers.) Fr.
- Polyporus varius (Pers.) ex Fr.
- Polyporus varius f. nummularius (Bull.) Courtec.
- Polyporus varius var. elegans (Bull.) Gillot & Lucand
- Polyporus varius var. nummularius (Bull.) Fr.
- Polyporus varius var. nummularius (Bull.) ex Fr.
Reference Sources
R. Phillips (2006) Mushrooms. Macmillan.
