Panus conchatus

Panus conchatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Panaceae
Genus: Panus
Species:
P. conchatus
Binomial name
Panus conchatus
(Bull.) Fr. (1838)
Synonyms[1]
  • Agaricus conchatus Bull. (1787)
  • Agaricus inconstans var. conchatus (Bull.) Pers. (1801)
  • Lentinus conchatus (Bull.) J.Schröt. (1889)
  • Pocillaria conchata (Bull.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Lentinopanus conchatus (Bull.) Pilát (1941)
  • Panus torulosus var. conchatus (Bull.) Kauffman (1918)
Panus conchatus
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex or flat
Hymenium is decurrent
Stipe is bare
Spore print is white
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is not recommended

Panus conchatus, commonly known as the lilac oysterling, smooth panus, or conch panus,[2] is an inedible species of mushroom that occurs throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Its fruitbodies are characterized by a smooth, lilac- or tan-colored cap, and decurrent gills. The fungus is saprophytic and fruits on the decomposing wood of a wide variety of deciduous and coniferous trees. Despite being a gilled species, phylogenetic analysis has shown it is closely related to the pored species found in the family Polyporaceae.

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