Poplar Bracket

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Rigidoporus populinus

Poplar Bracket, a reference photo
Photo: Joseph O'Brien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org · Public domain

Oxyporus populinus, also known as the mossy maple polypore and poplar bracket, is a species of fungus in the family Schizoporaceae. It is a plant pathogen that affects trees.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Poplar Bracket being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Hymenochaetales
Family
Rigidoporaceae
Species
Rigidoporus populinus

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