MycoKey : the genus Grifola

Generic short diagnoses: A big and heavy, grey to greyish brown, clustered polypore, growing near the base of old trees, mainly oak, with skeletal hyphae in the context.


Species example:


Grifola frondosa - DK: tueporesvamp UK: Hen of the Woods
Photo and © Jens H. Petersen
Denmark, 29/09/1995

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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