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Picipes melanopus

(Pers.) Zmitr. & Kovalenko

a bracket fungus

GNRUnranked Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.911943
Element CodeNFFUNPOME1
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderPolyporales
FamilyPolyporaceae
GenusPicipes
Synonyms
Polyporus melanopus(Pers.) Fr.
Concept Reference
Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Species Fungorum (2018) transfers Polyporus melanopus to Picipes melanopus.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS4Yes
QuebecS4Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
ManitobaSUYes
SaskatchewanSUYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Washington (2)
AreaForestAcres
Eagle RockMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest34,064
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
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)