Trichaptum biforme
Species of fungus
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Trichaptum biforme, commonly known as the violet-pored bracket fungus,[2] purple tooth, or violet-toothed polypore, is a species of poroid fungus in the order Hymenochaetales.
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Hymenochaetales |
| Family: | Hymenochaetaceae |
| Genus: | Trichaptum |
| Species: | T. biforme |
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| Trichaptum biforme | |
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Description
Growing to 1–7.5 centimetres (1⁄2–3 in) in width, it is initially violet before fading into zones of white to brown, retaining violet at the margin for a time.[3][4][5]
Similar species
It is sometimes confused with Trichaptum abietinum, which grows almost exclusively on conifers,[5] as do T. byssogenum and T. fuscoviolaceum.[3] Skeletocutis lilacina is also similar.[3]
