MycoKey : the genus Piptoporus

Generic short diagnoses: Fairly tough, annual, white- and thick-fleshed, brown-rotting polypore on Betula, typically with a lateral stipe-like base, small pores and allantoid spores.


Species example:


Piptoporus betulinus - DK: birkeporesvamp UK: Razorstrop Fungus / Birch Polypore - pore surface
Photo and © Jens H. Petersen
Denmark, JHP-99.380

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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