6,640 observations
Pine Bracket
Porodaedalea pini
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Fungi ›Phylum: Basidiomycota ›Class: Agaricomycetes ›Order: Hymenochaetales ›Family: Hymenochaetaceae ›Genus: Porodaedalea
About
Porodaedalea pini, commonly known as the pine conk, is a species of fungus in the family Hymenochaetaceae. It is a plant pathogen that causes tree disease commonly known as "red ring rot" or "white speck". This disease, extremely common in the conifers of North America, decays tree trunks, rendering them useless for lumber. It is a rot of the heartwood. Signs of the fungus include shelf-shaped conks protruding from the trunks of trees. Spores produced on...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Pine Bracket is Porodaedalea pini.
- Pine Bracket belongs to the kingdom Fungi.
- Pine Bracket belongs to the phylum Basidiomycota.
- Pine Bracket belongs to the class Agaricomycetes.
- Pine Bracket belongs to the order Hymenochaetales.
- Pine Bracket belongs to the family Hymenochaetaceae.
- Pine Bracket belongs to the genus Porodaedalea.