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Tyromyces chioneus

(Fr.) P. Karst.

White Cheese Polypore

GNRUnranked Found in 16 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1062907
Element CodeNFPOL27010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderPolyporales
FamilyPolyporaceae
GenusTyromyces
Synonyms
Bjerkandera chionea(Fr.) P. Karst.Leptoporus chioneus(Fr.) Quél.Polyporus chioneusFr.Polystictus chioneus(Fr.) Gillot & Lucand
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.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
SaskatchewanS3Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
New BrunswickSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
AlbertaS4Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
QuebecS5Yes
LabradorSNRYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (16)
Alaska (1)
AreaForestAcres
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
Maine (1)
AreaForestAcres
Caribou - Speckled ExtWhite Mountain National Forest5,988
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
Pennsylvania (3)
AreaForestAcres
Hearts ContentAllegheny National Forest221
Minister ValleyAllegheny National Forest1,417
Tracy RidgeAllegheny National Forest9,034
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sycamore CreekCherokee National Forest6,984
Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Gum RunGeorge Washington National Forest12,620
SkidmoreGeorge Washington National Forest5,641
Washington (5)
AreaForestAcres
Abercrombie - HooknoseColville National Forest33,862
Grassy TopIdaho Panhandle National Forests13,485
Grassy TopColville National Forest10,302
Heather LakeWenatchee National Forest10,628
Red LakeGifford Pinchot National Forest2,162
West Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Canaan LoopMonongahela National Forest7,867
Dry River (WV)George Washington National Forest7,331
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. Kroeger, P. and S.M. Berch. 2017. Macrofungus species of British Columbia. Prov. B.C., Victoria, B.C. Tech. Rep. 108. Available online: &lt;<a href="https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Tr/TR108.htm">https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Tr/TR108.htm</a>&gt;.
  4. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
  5. Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.