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Cerioporus leptocephalus

(Jacq.) Zmitr.

Blackfoot Polypore

GNRUnranked Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.911942
Element CodeNFFUNPOLE1
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderPolyporales
FamilyPolyporaceae
GenusCerioporus
Synonyms
Polyporus elegansBull.Polyporus leptocephalus(Jacq.) Fr.
Concept Reference
Arora, D. 1986. Mushrooms Demystified. Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, California. 959 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Mycobank (2025) include Cerioporus leptocephalus and Cerioporus varius in Polyporus varius, while Species Fungorum (2025) treat them as distinct.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecS4Yes
New BrunswickSUYes
SaskatchewanSUYes
Yukon TerritoryS3Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (7)
Georgia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Boggs CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,073
Pennsylvania (2)
AreaForestAcres
Clarion RiverAllegheny National Forest3,821
Minister ValleyAllegheny National Forest1,417
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
418027Uinta National Forest13,884
Mt. AireWasatch-Cache National Forest9,681
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Canaan LoopMonongahela National Forest7,867
References (4)
  1. Arora, D. 1986. Mushrooms Demystified. Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, California. 959 pp.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Species Fungorum. 2014. Species Fungorum Partnership (CABI, IT IS, Catalogue of Life). http://www.speciesfungorum.org (accessed 2014)