Neolentinus ponderosus

Neolentinus ponderosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Gloeophyllales
Family: Gloeophyllaceae
Genus: Neolentinus
Species:
N. ponderosus
Binomial name
Neolentinus ponderosus
(O.K.Mill.) Redhead & Ginns (1985)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lentinus ponderosus O.K.Mill. (1965)
Neolentinus ponderosus
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex or depressed
Hymenium is decurrent
Stipe is bare
Spore print is white
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is choice

Neolentinus ponderosus, commonly known as the giant sawgill,[2] or ponderous lentinus,[3] is a species of fungus in the family Gloeophyllaceae. Found in western North America, it was originally described in 1965 as a species of Lentinus by American mycologist Orson K. Miller.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference urlFungorum synonymy: Neolentinus ponderosus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  3. ^ Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi (Second ed.). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.