old man of the woods mushroom
(Strobilomyces strobilaceus (Scop.) Berk. , Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 78 (1851))


Invasive Listing Sources


No reference that we have lists this species as invasive in North America. This species is included for comparison to other species that are considered invasive.

Taxonomic Rank


Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Subphylum: Hymenomycotina
Class: Agaricomycetes
Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
Order: Boletales
Family: Boletaceae
Genus: Strobilomyces
Subject: Strobilomyces strobilaceus (Scop.) Berk. , Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 78 (1851)

Synonyms and Other Names


Related Scientific Names:
Strobilomyces floccopus Vahl) P. Karst., Bidr. Känn. Finl. Nat. Folk 37: 16 (1882) (Synonym)

References


Common Name Reference: Mushrooms Demystified

Scientific Name Reference: The CABI Bioscience Database of Fungal Names (Funindex) (Index Fungorum)