Bjerkandera fumosa (Pers.) P. Karst.
(Big Smoky Bracket)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBjerkandera fumosa (Big Smoky Bracket)
FamilyMERULIACEAE (rosette fungi)
OrderPOLYPORALES (polypores)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Bjerkandera fumosa (Big Smoky Bracket) :
1: Bjerkandera fumosa (Big Smoky Bracket)
21 Oct 2004 OSGR: SO71 51° 50’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: West Glos (VC 34) England
on dead ?Prunus stumps
Image 1: In situImage 2: In situ - close-upImage 3: RSImage 4: RS - close-upImage 5: top surfaceImage 6: top surface - close-upImage 7: top surface - close-up (2)Image 8: Under surface - enlargedImage 9: Context hyphae - magnifiedImage 10: Spores - magnifiedImage 11: Spores - highly magnified

Bjerkandera fumosa (Big Smoky Bracket) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Bjerkandera fumosa (Big Smoky Bracket)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 15 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Bjerkandera fumosa (Big Smoky Bracket)
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