Inonotus obliquus (Ach. ex Pers.) Pilát

Chaga Mushroom

Synonyms: Boletus obliquus, Polyporus obliquus, Physisporus obliquus, Poria obliquua, Poria obliqua, Fomes obliquus, Phaeoporus obliquus, Mucronoporus obliquus, Mucronoporus obliqua, Scindalma obliquumPhellinus obliquus, Xanthochrous obliquus, Fuscoporia obliqua

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Fungus

Sublevel 1: Dikarya

Sublevel 2: Basidiomycota

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Division: Basidiomycota

Class: Agaricomycetes

Order: Hymenochaetales

Family: Hymenochaetaceae

Genus: Inonotus

Species: Inonotus obliquus

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
There are no rarity listings for fungi. The federal government and New England states do not evaluate fungi for rarity.

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Heterotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Inonotus obliquus