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Peniophora cinerea

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Class
  
Agaricomycetes

Genus
  
Peniophora

Rank
  
Species

Division
  
Basidiomycota

Family
  
Peniophoraceae

Scientific name
  
Peniophora cinerea

Order
  
Russulales

Similar
  
Peniophora, Peniophora pini, Peniophora incarnata, Peniophora quercina, Pezizella

Peniophora cinerea fungi kingdom


Peniophora cinerea is a species of fungus in the family Peniophoraceae. It is a plant pathogen infecting black walnut (Juglans nigra).

It was first described as a species of Corticium by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1797. Mordecai Cubitt Cooke transferred it to Peniophora in 1879.

It is found in Asia and North America.

References

Peniophora cinerea Wikipedia