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Wolfiporia cocos
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About
Wolfiporia extensa, commonly known as hoelen, poria, tuckahoe, China root, fu ling, or matsuhodo, is a species of fungus in the family Polyporaceae. It is a wood-decay fungus but has a subterranean growth habit. It notably develops a large, long-lasting underground sclerotium resembling a small coconut.
- Family
- Fomitopsidaceae
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- Name
- Wolfiporia cocos
- Slug
- wolfiporia-cocos
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Family
- Fomitopsidaceae
- Genus
- Wolfiporia
- Species
- cocos
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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