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Meripilus sumstinei

(Murrill) M.J. Larsen & Lombard

Black-staining Polypore

GNRUnranked Found in 17 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1073254
Element CodeNFPOL31020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderPolyporales
FamilyMeripilaceae
GenusMeripilus
Synonyms
Grifola sumstineiMurrillPolypilus sumstinei(Murrill) Bondartsev & SingerPolyporus sumstinei(Murrill) Sacc. & D. Sacc.
Concept Reference
Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. In Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (https://indexfungorum.org and https://speciesfungorum.org) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Taxonomic Comments
Mycobank (2025) include Meripilus sumstinei in Meripilus giganteus, while Species Fungorum (2025) treat them as distinct.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
CanadaN2
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecS2Yes
AlbertaS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (17)
Georgia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Lance CreekChattahoochee National Forest9,025
Rocky MountainChattahoochee National Forest4,269
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
North Carolina (6)
AreaForestAcres
Balsam ConePisgah National Forest10,591
BearwallowPisgah National Forest4,113
Jarrett CreekPisgah National Forest7,485
Laurel MountainPisgah National Forest5,683
SnowbirdNantahala National Forest8,489
Woods MountainPisgah National Forest9,602
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Allegheny FrontAllegheny National Forest7,430
Virginia (6)
AreaForestAcres
Gum RunGeorge Washington National Forest12,620
Northern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest9,444
SkidmoreGeorge Washington National Forest5,641
Southern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest11,985
The PriestGeorge Washington National Forest5,737
Three RidgesGeorge Washington National Forest4,745
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Dry River (WV)George Washington National Forest7,331
References (2)
  1. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.