Lentinus strigosus
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| Lentinus strigosus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Polyporaceae |
| Genus: | Lentinus |
| Species: | L. strigosus |
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| Lentinus strigosus Fr. (1825) | |
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Lentinus strigosus is a species of fungus in the family Polyporaceae.
The species was first described by Lewis David de Schweinitz in 1822 as Agaricus strigosus in North Carolina.[2]
Description
The expanded cap is semi-vase-shaped with an inrolled edge, usually purple then fading to brownish. The flesh is white, thin, and tough. The gills are close, narrow, and cap-coloured then whitish. The stipe is short, lateral and hairy. The taste is often bitter. The spores are white and smooth.[3]
Similar species
Phyllotopsis nidulans is similar, but is orange-yellow and has a poor odour.[3]
