Australoporus is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Australoporus tasmanicus, found in Tasmania. The genus was circumscribed in 1988 by mycologists Peter Buchanan and Leif Ryvarden to contain the species then known as Polyporus tasmanicus.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Australoporus tasmanicus 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
- Heterobasidion parviporum
- Heterobasidion occidentale
- Fuscoporia wahlbergii
- Heterobasidion annosum
- Datronia brunneoleuca
- Heterobasidion irregulare
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Polyporales
- Family
- Polyporaceae
- Genus
- Australoporus
- Species
- Australoporus tasmanicus
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