Grifola
Encyclopedia
Grifola is a genus
of fungi in the family
Meripilaceae
, which includes some edible fungi
such as Grifola frondosa
(or Maitake in Japan
); not to be confused with Laetiporus sulphureus, known among English speakers as Chicken of the woods.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fungi in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Meripilaceae
Meripilaceae
The Meripilaceae are a family of fungi in the order Polyporales.-Genera:*Grifola*Henningsia*Hydnopolyporus*Meripilus*Physisporinus*Rigidoporus...
, which includes some edible fungi
Edible mushroom
Edible mushrooms are the fleshy and edible fruiting bodies of several species of fungi. Mushrooms belong to the macrofungi, because their fruiting structures are large enough to be seen with the naked eye. They can appear either below ground or above ground where they may be picked by hand...
such as Grifola frondosa
Grifola frondosa
Grifola frondosa is a polypore mushroom that grows in clusters at the base of trees, particularly oaks. The mushroom is commonly known among English speakers as Hen-of-the-Woods, Ram's Head and Sheep's Head...
(or Maitake in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
); not to be confused with Laetiporus sulphureus, known among English speakers as Chicken of the woods.
External links
- Grifola at Index FungorumIndex FungorumIndex Fungorum, an international project to index all formal names in the Fungi Kingdom. Somewhat comparable to the IPNI, but with more contributing institutions....