Species:
Schizophyllum commune
Scientific name:
Schizophyllum commune
Arabic name:
فطر رفوف المحارات الوبريّة
French name:
Schizophylle commun
English name:
Split Gill, Gillies
Habitat:
Often seen on sickly hardwood trees, but equally common on dead wood including cut timber.
Surrounding vegetation:
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Ecological niche:
Primarily a saprobic wood-rotting fungus, growing on dead or dying branches,or occasionally parasitic on living wood..
Chromosome Number:
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Genome size:
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Cap:
White and hairy; frequently fused into the edges of adjacent caps.
Gills / pores:
Radiating from the attachment point, they are split lengthways.
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Stem:
Absent; fruitbodies are attached centrally via the infertile surface and without any stem.
Dimensions:
Radiating from the attachment point, they are split lengthways.
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Color(s):
White, sometimes tinged purple,cap with pinkish grey gills.
Texture, other traits:
Hairy cap.
Spore print
Spores
Distribution
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