Trichaptum abietinum
Species of fungus
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Trichaptum abietinum is a species of poroid fungus in the order Hymenochaetales. It is saprophytic, growing from dead conifer wood.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Hymenochaetales |
| Family: | Hymenochaetaceae |
| Genus: | Trichaptum |
| Species: | T. abietinum |
| Binomial name | |
| Trichaptum abietinum | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
 | Pores on hymenium |
 | Cap is flat |
 | Hymenium attachment is not applicable |
| Lacks a stipe |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is inedible |
The white-gray cap is 1–4 cm wide and usually no more than 0.5 cm thick, shelved and fanlike, with brownish and leathery flesh.[2] The spores are white, cylindrical, and smooth.[2]
The species is inedible.[2]
Similar species include Trichaptum biforme, Bjerkandera adusta, and Trametes versicolor.[2]
