| Generic short diagnoses: A very big, ochre to brown, clustered polypore, with pores and flesh turning brown to black, mostly growing at the base of deciduous trees; monomitic but with very thick-walled hyphae in the context. |
Species example: |
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 Meripilus giganteus - DK: kæmpeporesvamp UK: Giant Polypore - young fruit-bodies |
Photo and © Jens H. Petersen Denmark, JHP-04.089 |
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.