Peniophora cinerea

Peniophora cinerea is a species of fungus in the family Peniophoraceae. It is a plant pathogen infecting black walnut (Juglans nigra).

Division:Basidiomycota

Class:Agaricomycetes

Order:Russulales

Family:Peniophoraceae

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Peniophora cinerea
Peniophora cinerea found on Cerasus avium in Poland
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Russulales
Family:	Peniophoraceae
Genus:	Peniophora
Species:	P. cinerea
Binomial name
Peniophora cinerea (Pers.) Cooke (1879)
Synonyms[1]
Corticium cinereum Pers. (1794) Corticium obscurum (Pers.) Fr. (1874) Kneiffia cinerea (Pers.) Bres. (1903) Peniophora obscura (Pers.) Bres. (1897) Stereum tumulosum (P.Karst.) Sacc. (1888) Terana obscura (Pers.) Kuntze (1891) Thelephora cinerea (Pers.) Pers. (1801) Thelephora obscura Pers. (1822) Xylobolus tumulosus P.Karst. (1881)

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It was first described as a species of Corticium by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon in 1797. Mordecai Cubitt Cooke transferred it to Peniophora in 1879.^[1]

It is found in Asia and North America.^[2]