Kingdom Fungi Class Basidiomycetes Family Schizoporaceae Scientific name Oxyporus similis | Division Basidiomycota Order Hymenochaetales Genus Oxyporus Rank Species | |
Similar Oxyporus latemarginatus, Oxyporus populinus, Oxyporus, Phellinus gilvus, Perenniporia |
Oxyporus similis is a species of fungus in the Schizoporaceae family. A plant pathogen, it is found in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, where it grows on the trunks of black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa). It also affects peach and nectarines.
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