MycoKey : the genus Bjerkandera

Generic short diagnoses: Dull looking, white-rotting, monomitic polypores that have a whitish to grey hymenophore with small rounded to angular pores. Pore layer separated from the trama by thin dark zone.


Species example:


Bjerkandera fumosa - DK: grågul sodporesvamp UK: Big Smoky Bracket - section through fruit-body
Photo and © Jens H. Petersen
Denmark 1990

The picture originates from the interactive internet version of MycoKey.
Here you will also find a larger picture along with a detailed generic description. The picture is also present on the MycoKey 2.0 DVD.

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