Bondarzewia berkeleyi, commonly known as Berkeley's polypore, or stump blossoms, is a species of polypore fungus in the family Bondarzewiaceae. It is a parasitic species that causes butt rot in oaks and other hardwood trees. A widespread fungus, it is found in the Old World and North America.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Berkeley's Polypore 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Russulales
- Family
- Bondarzewiaceae
- Genus
- Bondarzewia
- Species
- Bondarzewia berkeleyi
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