Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Phellinus alni 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
- Phellinus igniarius
- Phellinus populicola
- Phellinus nigricans
- Fomitiporia hartigii
- Fomitiporia robusta
- Phellinus lundellii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Hymenochaetales
- Family
- Hymenochaetaceae
- Genus
- Phellinus
- Species
- Phellinus alni
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