Gloeophyllum
Scientific name: Gloeophyllum
Gloeophyllum
Scientific name: Gloeophyllum
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Description
The wood-decay gloeophyllum family prefers tropical woodlands and forests, where it grows on trees and depletes them of moisture, causing brown rot. Its most well-known member is the rusty gilled polypore, a reddish-brown fungus that grows in wavy, shelf-like clusters.
Species of Gloeophyllum
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Club fungi Class
Mushroom-forming fungi Order
Gloeophyllales Family
Polypore Mushroom Genus
Gloeophyllum