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Phaeolus
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Phaeolus

Phaeolus is a genus of polypore fungi in the family Fomitopsidaceae. The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek word φαιος meaning "dark" or "obscure".

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9 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Phaeolus hispidoides

speciesPhaeolus hispidoides

European Dyer's Polypore

speciesPhaeolus schweinitzii

Phaeolus tabulaeformis

speciesPhaeolus tabulaeformis

Phaeolus occidentiamericanus

speciesPhaeolus occidentiamericanus

Phaeolus sp. 'PNW02'

speciesPhaeolus sp. 'PNW02'

Phaeolus yunnanensis

speciesPhaeolus yunnanensis

Phaeolus asiae-orientalis

speciesPhaeolus asiae-orientalis

Phaeolus sharmae

speciesPhaeolus sharmae

Phaeolus neoschweinitzii

speciesPhaeolus neoschweinitzii

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 118088.