Picipes badius

Picipes badius
Specimens showing light coloring (above) and darker pigmentation (below) a few days later
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Polyporaceae
Genus: Picipes
Species:
P. badius
Binomial name
Picipes badius
(Pers.) Zmitr. & Kovalenko (2016)
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Boletus durus Timm (1788)
  • Boletus batschii J.F.Gmel. (1792)
  • Boletus badius Pers. (1801)
  • Grifola badia (Pers.) Gray (1821)
  • Polyporus badius (Pers.) Schwein. (1832)
  • Polyporus picipes Fr. (1838)
  • Polyporus durus (Timm) Kreisel (1984)
  • Polyporellus badius (Pers.) Imazeki (1989)
  • Royoporus badius (Pers.) De (1997)

Picipes badius (formerly Royoporus badius), commonly known as the black-footed polypore or black-leg, is a species of fungus in the family Polyporaceae. It causes a white rot of hardwoods and conifers. The species is found in temperate areas of Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America. It has a dark brown or reddish-brown cap that reaches a diameter of 25 cm (9.8 in), and a stipe that is often completely black or brown at the top and black at the base.

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