Bjerkandera adusta
| Bjerkandera adusta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Phanerochaetaceae |
| Genus: | Bjerkandera |
| Species: | B. adusta
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| Binomial name | |
| Bjerkandera adusta | |
| Bjerkandera adusta | |
|---|---|
| Mycological characteristics | |
| Pores on hymenium | |
| No distinct cap | |
| Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable | |
| Lacks a stipe | |
| Spore print is white | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
| Edibility is inedible | |
Bjerkandera adusta, commonly known as the smoky polypore or smoky bracket, is a species of fungus in the family Phanerochaetaceae. It is a plant pathogen that causes white rot in live trees, but most commonly appears on dead wood.