Oxyporus similis

Oxyporus similis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Basidiomycetes
Order:	Hymenochaetales
Family:	Schizoporaceae
Genus:	Oxyporus
Species:	O. similis
Binomial name
	Oxyporus similis; (Bres.) Ryvarden (1972)
Synonyms
	Poria similis Bres. (1925); Chaetoporus similis (Bres.) J.E.Wright (1964)

Oxyporus similis is a species of fungus in the Schizoporaceae family. A plant pathogen, it is found in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, where it grows on the trunks of black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa).^[1] It also affects peach and nectarines.

References

^ Miettinen O, Niemelä T, Ryvarden L (2007). "A new polypore Irpex cremicolor described from north Europe". Mycotaxon. 102: 415–24.

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