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Orelha-de-pau

Polyporus sanguineus

Photo by Cris
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Field Notes

Description:

Reino: Fungi
Divisão: Basidiomycota
Classe: Homobasidiomycetes
Ordem: Aphyllophorales
Família: Polyporaceae
Género: Polyporus
Espécie: P. sanguineus

Habitat:

A orelha-de-pau (Polyporus sanguineus ou Pycnoporus sanguineus), também chamada urupê e pironga, é um fungo da família das poliporáceas. Costuma crescer sobre troncos de árvores em estado de decomposição. Não é comestível, podendo levar à morte. Ocorre nos trópicos.

Reference Links:

Orelha-de-pau – Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre

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PublishedSeptember 5, 2014

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