Panus purpuratus is a fungus in the family, Panaceae, first described by Greta Stevenson in 1964. The type species was collected from fallen wood in a coastal forest in Waikanae in 1949. The species is endemic to New Zealand.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Panus purpuratus 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
- Omphalotus japonicus — considered toxic
- Panus conchatus
- Bresadolia paradoxa
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Polyporales
- Family
- Panaceae
- Genus
- Panus
- Species
- Panus purpuratus
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