Dichomitus squalens is a species of fungus belonging to the family Polyporaceae.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Dichomitus squalens 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
- Diplomitoporus flavescens
- Fuscopostia fragilis
- Poriella subacida
- Postia tephroleuca
- Fomitopsis serialis
- Spongiporus leucospongia
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Polyporales
- Family
- Polyporaceae
- Genus
- Dichomitus
- Species
- Dichomitus squalens
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