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Inonotus
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Inonotus

Inonotus is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. The genus, described by Petter Karsten in 1879, is estimated to contain about 80 species sensu lato and 30 species sensu stricto (in the strict sense).

The name comes from ino meaning fibrous and ot meaning ear.

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35 branches of this genus, most-observed first

chaga

speciesInonotus obliquus

Shaggy Bracket

speciesInonotus hispidus

Clustered Bracket

speciesInonotus cuticularis

Inonotus rickii

speciesInonotus rickii

Inonotus mikadoi

speciesInonotus mikadoi

Inonotus nothofagi

speciesInonotus nothofagi

Inonotus quercustris

speciesInonotus quercustris

Inonotus glomeratus

speciesInonotus glomeratus

Inonotus munzii

speciesInonotus munzii

Inonotus andersonii

speciesInonotus andersonii

Inonotus albertinii

speciesInonotus albertinii

Inonotus nidus-pici

speciesInonotus nidus-pici

Inonotus arizonicus

speciesInonotus arizonicus

Inonotus triqueter

speciesInonotus triqueter

Inonotus splitgerberi

speciesInonotus splitgerberi

Inonotus pachyphloeus

speciesInonotus pachyphloeus

Inonotus micantissimus

speciesInonotus micantissimus

Inonotus ulmicola

speciesInonotus ulmicola

Inonotus vallatus

speciesInonotus vallatus

Inonotus fulvomelleus

speciesInonotus fulvomelleus

Inonotus hemmesii

speciesInonotus hemmesii

Inonotus lloydii

speciesInonotus lloydii

Inonotus parvisetus

speciesInonotus parvisetus

Inonotus vitis

speciesInonotus vitis

Inonotus rodwayi

speciesInonotus rodwayi

Inonotus patouillardii

speciesInonotus patouillardii

Inonotus galapagosensis

speciesInonotus galapagosensis

Inonotus farlowii

speciesInonotus farlowii

Inonotus fimbriatus

speciesInonotus fimbriatus

Inonotus dentiporus

speciesInonotus dentiporus

Inonotus ochroporus

speciesInonotus ochroporus

Inonotus crustosus

speciesInonotus crustosus

Inonotus poncei

speciesInonotus poncei

Inonotus cerradensis

speciesInonotus cerradensis

Inonotus duostratosus

speciesInonotus duostratosus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 57527.