Hymenochaetaceae
18 genera
40 species
40 species
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Asterodon, Coltricia, Fomitiporia, Fuscoporia, Hydnochaete, Hydnoporia, Hymenochaete, Inonotus, Mensularia, Onnia, Phellinidium, Phellinopsis, Phellinus, Phellopilus, Phylloporia, Porodaedalea, Pseudochaete, PseudoinonotusColtricia cinnamomea – fairy stool
Description: Coltricia cinnamomea has a silky, shiny, reddish brown cap with less well defined zonation than C. perennis.
Description: Coltricia cinnamomea has a silky, shiny, reddish brown cap with less well defined zonation than C. perennis.
Coltricia perennis – tiger's eye
Habitat: Occurs on the ground or on woody debris and is most characteristic of disturbed areas such as trail edges and roadsides in conifer forests.
Habitat: Occurs on the ground or on woody debris and is most characteristic of disturbed areas such as trail edges and roadsides in conifer forests.
Fomitiporia punctata – elbowpatch crust
Fuscoporia ferruginosa – rusty porecrust
Fuscoporia gilva – oak conk, mustard-yellow polypore
Hydnoporia tabacina
Distribution: Global, North and South, temperate and tropical.
Habitat: Woodlands and forests.
Substrate: Wood, primarily twigs and smaller branches or stems of hardwood trees and shrubs.
Distribution: Global, North and South, temperate and tropical.
Habitat: Woodlands and forests.
Substrate: Wood, primarily twigs and smaller branches or stems of hardwood trees and shrubs.
Hymenochaete corrugata – glue crust
Hymenochaete rubiginosa – oak curtain-crust
Onnia triquetra – False Dyer's Polypore
Habitat: Pine forests.
Substrate: Pinus boles and roots.
Spores: Annual in fall.
Habitat: Pine forests.
Substrate: Pinus boles and roots.
Spores: Annual in fall.
Phellinidium sulphurascens – laminated root rot
Distribution: Range of Pseudotsuga, Tsuga and Abies. Northern coniferous forests.
Habitat: Northern coniferous forests.
Substrate: Conifer wood.
Distribution: Range of Pseudotsuga, Tsuga and Abies. Northern coniferous forests.
Habitat: Northern coniferous forests.
Substrate: Conifer wood.
Phellinidium weirii – laminated root rot
Phellinopsis conchata
Distribution: Northern North America, more common east than west.
Habitat: Hardwood forests and woodlands.
Substrate: Hardwoods.
Distribution: Northern North America, more common east than west.
Habitat: Hardwood forests and woodlands.
Substrate: Hardwoods.
Phellinus igniarius – willow bracket, false tinder conk, false tinder polypore, flecked-flesh polypore
Phellinus pomaceus – cushion bracket
Phellinus punctata
Distribution: Widespread in North America.
Habitat: On hardwoods.
Substrate: Wood.
Distribution: Widespread in North America.
Habitat: On hardwoods.
Substrate: Wood.
Phellinus tremulae – aspen bracket
Porodaedalea gilbertsonii – pine conk, red ring rot
Distribution: Western North America
Habitat: Coniferous forests with Pseudotsuga menziesii.
Substrate: Wood
Distribution: Western North America
Habitat: Coniferous forests with Pseudotsuga menziesii.
Substrate: Wood
Porodaedalea pini
Habitat: P. pini is widespread in conifer forests where it causes white-rot of heartwood.
Habitat: P. pini is widespread in conifer forests where it causes white-rot of heartwood.
