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Daedalea quercina | |
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Genus: | Daedalea Pers. (1801)
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Daedalea quercina | |
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Daedalea is a genus of fungi in the family Fomitopsidaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1801 by mycologist Christian Hendrik Persoon, based on the type D. quercina and four other species.[2] The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek δαιδαλεος ("curiously wrought").[3]