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Inonotus obliquus

(Ach. ex Pers.) Pilát

a fungus

GNRUnranked Found in 45 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.912081
Element CodeNFFUNINOB1
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderHymenochaetales
FamilyHymenochaetaceae
GenusInonotus
Synonyms
Boletus obliquusPers.
Concept Reference
Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
New BrunswickSUYes
Prince Edward IslandSNRYes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
QuebecS5Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (45)
Alaska (3)
AreaForestAcres
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
Minnesota (2)
AreaForestAcres
Cabin CreekSuperior National Forest6,071
Phantom LakeSuperior National Forest6,521
Montana (2)
AreaForestAcres
Ten Lakes #683Kootenai National Forest48,545
Thompson Seton #483Kootenai National Forest29,379
New Hampshire (12)
AreaForestAcres
Carr MountainWhite Mountain National Forest17,110
Dartmouth RangeWhite Mountain National Forest9,233
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
JobildunkWhite Mountain National Forest3,660
KilkennyWhite Mountain National Forest28,766
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
Pemigewasset ExtWhite Mountain National Forest15,840
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Sandwich RangeWhite Mountain National Forest16,797
WatervilleWhite Mountain National Forest4,312
Wild RiverWhite Mountain National Forest46,878
North Carolina (3)
AreaForestAcres
Cheoah BaldNantahala National Forest7,795
Mackey MountainPisgah National Forest5,934
Sam Knob (addition)Pisgah National Forest2,576
Pennsylvania (2)
AreaForestAcres
Allegheny FrontAllegheny National Forest7,430
Tracy RidgeAllegheny National Forest9,034
Tennessee (2)
AreaForestAcres
Rogers RidgeCherokee National Forest4,738
Slide HollowCherokee National Forest4,057
Vermont (3)
AreaForestAcres
Griffith Lake 09084Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,833
Wilder Mountain 09082Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests8,759
Woodford 09086Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests2,456
Virginia (5)
AreaForestAcres
Adams PeakGeorge Washington National Forest7,135
Lewis Fork AdditionJefferson National Forest749
Little Wilson Creek Addition BJefferson National Forest1,725
Rogers RunJefferson National Forest181
Seng MountainJefferson National Forest6,428
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Salmo - Priest BColville National Forest11,869
West Virginia (9)
AreaForestAcres
Canaan LoopMonongahela National Forest7,867
Cranberry AdditionMonongahela National Forest11,123
Cranberry Glades Botanical AreaMonongahela National Forest785
Dolly Sods Roaring PlainMonongahela National Forest13,392
East Fork Of GreenbrierMonongahela National Forest7,167
Falls Of Hills CreekMonongahela National Forest6,925
Mcgowan MountainMonongahela National Forest10,504
North Mountain HopevilleMonongahela National Forest6,525
Tea Creek MountainMonongahela National Forest8,295
Wisconsin (1)
AreaForestAcres
09154 - St. Peters DomeChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest4,002
References (5)
  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.
  3. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
  4. Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
  5. Species Fungorum. 2014. Species Fungorum Partnership (CABI, IT IS, Catalogue of Life). http://www.speciesfungorum.org (accessed 2014)