Fistulina americana Y.C. Dai, D.W. Li & Meng Zhou    
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Agaricomycetes   >   Order Agaricales   >   Family Fistulinaceae   >   Genus Fistulina   

Description:

This species is very similar to Fistulina hepatica but has smaller pores on the pore surface (7–8 pores per mm in Fistulina americana vs. 2–5 per mm in Fistulina hepatica). Fistulina americana also has basidiospores of smaller diameter.

Relationships:

Fistulina americana grows on oaks (Quercus).

There are 3 records in the project database.

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Fistulina americana in Cecil Co., Maryland (10/17/2023). (c) mandiequark, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by mandiequark via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Fistulina americana in Cecil Co., Maryland (10/17/2023). (c) mandiequark, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by mandiequark via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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