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

Peniophora cinerea
"Peniophora cinerea" found on "Cerasus avium" in Poland
Peniophora cinerea found on Cerasus avium in Poland
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales
Family: Peniophoraceae
Genus: Peniophora
Species:
P. cinerea
Binomial name
Peniophora cinerea
(Pers.) Cooke (1879)
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It was first described as a species of Corticium by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon in 1797. Mordecai Cubitt Cooke transferred it to Peniophora in 1879.[1]

It is found in Asia and North America.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Peniophora cinerea (Pers.) Cooke, Grevillea 8 (45): 20 (1879)". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  2. ^ Bi Z, Zheng G, Taihui L (1993). The Macrofungus Flora of China's Guangdong Province. Chinese University Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-962-201-556-2.