''Lentinus tigrinus'' is a
mushroom
A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground, on soil, or on its food source. ''Toadstool'' generally denotes one poisonous to humans.
The standard for the name "mushroom" is ...
in the
Polyporaceae
The Polyporaceae are a family of poroid fungi belonging to the Basidiomycota. The flesh of their fruit bodies varies from soft (as in the case of the dryad's saddle illustrated) to very tough. Most members of this family have their hymeniu ...
family. It is classified as nonpoisonous.
It has been reported that mushrooms have significant antioxidant and antimicrobial activity.
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Fungal plant pathogens and diseases
Polyporaceae
Fungi of Europe
Taxa named by Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard
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