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Gloiodon occidentalis
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Distribution: Pacific Northwest
Habitat: Coniferous forests
Substrate: Conifer wood
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
Identification Notes:
General appearance is that of a shelving polypore with teeth. Undulating, lumpy, densely strigous cap. Margin is yellowish, cap brown darkening to black. May be broken up into lobes or tongues. Spines acicular, white, aging to gray. May or may not have a lateral pseudostem.
Accepted Name:
Gloiodon occidentalis Ginns
Publication: Ginns, J. 1988. New genera and species of lignicolous Aphyllophorales. Mycologia. 80(1):63-71 1988.
Publication: Ginns, J. 1988. New genera and species of lignicolous Aphyllophorales. Mycologia. 80(1):63-71 1988.
Synonyms & Misapplications:
Gloiodon occidentale Ginns, orthographic variant [PNWKC]
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Gloiodon occidentalis in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
CalPhotos: Gloiodon occidentalis photos.
3 photographs:
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