Grifola frondosa (Dicks.) Gray
(Hen Of The Woods)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGrifola frondosa (Hen Of The Woods)
FamilyMERIPILACEAE (giant polypores)
OrderPOLYPORALES (polypores)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Grifola frondosa (Hen Of The Woods) :
1: Grifola frondosa (Hen Of The Woods)
11 Oct 2016 OSGR: SY99 50° 40’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
two clumps on ground at base of dead Oak hulk
Image 1: Cap surface - close-upImage 2: Fruitbodies at base of old dead OakImage 3: Fruitbodies at base of old dead Oak (2)Image 4: Fruitbody cluster - oblique viewImage 5: Fruitbody cluster - oblique view (2)Image 6: Pore surface - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Spore print - scraped - enlarged - white backgroundImage 8: Spore print - scraped - plus Melzer\'s Iodine - enlarged - white backgroundImage 9: Spores - magnifiedImage 10: Spores - magnified (2)Image 11: Spores - magnified (3)Image 12: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 13: Spores - highly magnified (2)
2: Grifola frondosa (Hen Of The Woods)
21 Oct 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at base of Oak
Image 1: In situ - showing undersideImage 2: In situ - three-quarter viewImage 3: In situ - top viewImage 4: Top surfaceImage 5: Top surface (2)Image 6: Top viewImage 7: UndersideImage 8: Underside - close-upImage 9: Pores - close-upImage 10: Pores - close-up (2)Image 11: Pores - close-up (3)Image 12: Top surface - close-upImage 13: SporesImage 14: Spores (2)Image 15: Spores (3)
3: Grifola frondosa (Hen Of The Woods)
21 Sep 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
young specimen, near base of oak
Image 1: Fruitbody - side-viewImage 2: Fruitbody - top-viewImage 3: LS fruitbodyImage 4: Pore surface -close-upImage 5: top surface - close-up

Grifola frondosa (Hen Of The Woods) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Grifola frondosa (Hen Of The Woods)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 25 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Grifola frondosa (Hen Of The Woods)
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