Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Meripilus crocatus 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.
Easily confused with
- Meripilus pouzarii
- Poriella subacida
- Inonotus glomeratus
- Xylodon ovisporus
- Steccherinum nitidum
- Gloeoporellus merulinus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Polyporales
- Family
- Meripilaceae
- Genus
- Meripilus
- Species
- Meripilus crocatus
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