Peniophora cinerea | |
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Peniophora cinerea found on Cerasus avium in Poland | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Russulales |
Family: | Peniophoraceae |
Genus: | Peniophora |
Species: | P. cinerea
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Binomial name | |
Peniophora cinerea | |
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Peniophora cinerea is a species of fungus in the family Peniophoraceae. It is a plant pathogen infecting black walnut (Juglans nigra).
It was first described as a species of Corticium by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon in 1797. Mordecai Cubitt Cooke transferred it to Peniophora in 1879.[1]
It is found in Asia and North America.[2]