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Nigroporus vinosus Growing on hardwood at a forest edge.<br />
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Nigroporus vinosus

Growing on hardwood at a forest edge.

Nigroporus vinosus Growing on hardwood at a forest edge<br />
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''Nigroporus vinosus'' is a species of poroid fungus in the family Steccherinaceae, and the type species of the genus ''Nigroporus''. Its fruit bodies have brownish caps with tinges of purple or red. The cap underside has a pore surface the same colour as the cap, and minute pores. ''Nigroporus vinosus'' has a pantropical distribution. It has been recorded from Africa, North America, Central America, South America, Asia, and Oceania. It is a wood-decay fungus that causes a white rot.

Similar species: Polyporales
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Feb 19, 2019. Captured Jun 30, 2018 22:34 in 900 Broad St, Rome, GA 30161, USA.
  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  • f/5.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO400
  • 60mm