Polyporus radicatus is a species of fungus in the family Polyporaceae. It was described as new to science by German-American botanist Lewis David de Schweinitz in 1832.[1] It is found in North America, including Mexico. It grows on the ground, probably from buried roots or originating from sclerotia. Its spores are more or less ellipsoid to spindle shaped, measuring 12–15 by 6–8 µm.[2] It is inedible.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Polyporaceae |
| Genus: | Polyporus |
| Species: | P. radicatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Polyporus radicatus Schwein. (1832)
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References edit
- ^ Schweinitz, L.D. von. (1832). "Synopsis fungorum in America boreali media degentium". Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (in Latin). 4 (2): 141–316 (see p. 155). doi:10.2307/1004834. JSTOR 1004834.
- ^ Núñez, M.; Ryvarden, L. (1995). "Polyporus (Basidiomycotina) and related genera". Synopsis Fungorum. 10: 1–85 (see p. 55).
- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 298. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
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