''Lopharia cinerascens'' is a species of

crust fungus The corticioid fungi are a group of fungi in the Basidiomycota typically having effused, smooth basidiocarps (fruit bodies) that are formed on the undersides of dead tree trunks or branches. They are sometimes colloquially called crust fungi or pa ...

in the family

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 ...

. It was first described by botanist

Lewis David de Schweinitz Lewis David de Schweinitz (13 February 1780 – 8 February 1834) was a German-American botanist and mycologist. He is considered by some the "Father of North American Mycology", but also made significant contributions to botany. Education B ...

in 1832 as ''Thelephora cinerascens''.

Gordon Herriot Cunningham Gordon Herriot Cunningham, CBE, FRS (27 August 1892 – 18 July 1962) was the first New Zealand-based mycologist and plant pathologist. In 1936 he was appointed the first director of the DSIR Plant Diseases Division. Cunningham established the ...

transferred it to ''

Lopharia ''Lopharia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Károly Kalchbrenner and Peter MacOwan in 1881. Description Fruit bodies of ''Lopharia'' fungi are crust like, to effused-reflexed (like a crust with th ...

'' in 1956. It is widely distributed in Africa, Asia, Australasia, and North America; it is less common in Europe and South America.

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Fungi described in 1832 Fungi of Africa Fungi of Asia Fungi of Australia Fungi of Europe Fungi of New Zealand Fungi of North America Fungi of South America Polyporaceae Taxa named by Lewis David de Schweinitz {{Polyporales-stub