Xylobolus subpileatus is a species of crust fungus in the family Stereaceae first described in 1849 by Miles Joseph Berkeley and Moses Ashley Curtis. The fungus forms tough, crust-like fruit bodies with somewhat flat to wavy caps that feature a dark zonate top and light underside, typically growing on fallen oak logs. It creates a distinctive honeycomb-like decay pattern by selectively degrading lignin in the wood, with fruiting bodies appearing more frequently as the wood advances through decay. Though widely distributed across North America, Europe, Asia, and South America, X.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Xylobolus subpileatus 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
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Russulales
- Family
- Stereaceae
- Genus
- Xylobolus
- Species
- Xylobolus subpileatus
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