Cerioporus leptocephalus
Species of fungus
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Cerioporus leptocephalus, commonly known as blackfoot polypore, is an inedible species of mushroom in the genus Cerioporus.
| Cerioporus leptocephalus | |
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| Cerioporus leptocephalus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Polyporaceae |
| Genus: | Cerioporus |
| Species: | C. leptocephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerioporus leptocephalus (Jacq.) Zmitr. (2016) | |
| Cerioporus leptocephalus | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
 | Pores on hymenium |
 | Cap is flat |
 | Hymenium is decurrent |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is inedible |
Taxonomy
Formerly placed in the genus Polyporus, the species was moved into Cerioporus in 2016.[1]
Description
The cap is convex when young, and soon flattens out into a mostly irregular shape. It is red-brown when young, yellowish grey when old and up to about 4 centimetres (1+1⁄2 in) in diameter.[2] The pores are white, turning slightly brown when bruised, and the spores are white. The stem is light yellowish brown, often with a black base.
The mushroom's underside
Similar species
There are two other polypores with a black stem at the base, Polyporus badius with a shiny red-brown to purple-black cap which can grow up to 20 cm (8 in) across, and the dark brown, velvety Polyporus melanopus, which grows up to 10 cm across and can be found on dead wood.
