Abundisporus quercicola

Abundisporus quercicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Polyporaceae
Genus: Abundisporus
Species: A. quercicola
Binomial name
Abundisporus quercicola
Dai, 2002

Abundisporus quercicola is a species of bracket fungus which grows on living oaks in temperate forests in the foothills of the Himalaya (People's Republic of China). The basidiocarps are perennial, grey to black above with concentric markings and white below. The fungus grows to 7 cm wide and 5 cm thick, projecting up to 5 cm from the substrate. The basidiospores are yellow.

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