beefsteak fungus

n (Plants) an edible reddish bracket fungus, Fistulina hepatica, that grows esp on oak trees and oozes a bloodlike juice

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Noun

beefsteak fungus - a popular edible fungus with a cap the color of liver or raw meat; abundant in southeastern United StatesFistulina hepaticapolypore, pore fungus, pore mushroom - woody pore fungi; any fungus of the family Polyporaceae or family Boletaceae having the spore-bearing surface within tubes or pores; the fruiting bodies are usually woody at maturity and persistentFistulina, genus Fistulina - fungi having each pore separate though crowded

Beefsteak Fungus

(Fistulina hepatica), also liver fungus, a fungus of the group Polyporaceae. Beefsteak fungus grows on old trunks and stumps of hardwood trees, predominantly oaks. The fruiting body is tongue shaped and attaches itself to the trunk by the edge of its cap or by a short, secondary stem. When young, the fungus is fleshy and blood-red, becoming faded and hard with age. Beefsteak fungus is mainly distributed in the central and southern zones of the USSR.

beefsteak fungus

Related to beefsteak fungus: Maitake mushroom

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Synonyms for beefsteak fungus

noun a popular edible fungus with a cap the color of liver or raw meat

Synonyms

Fistulina hepatica

Related Words

polypore
pore fungus
pore mushroom
Fistulina
genus Fistulina

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