Amylostereum laevigatum (Fr.) Boidin
(Yew Duster)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Amylostereum laevigatum (Yew Duster)
Genus	Amylostereum (a genus of resupinate fungi)
Family	AMYLOSTEREACEAE (a family of fungi)
Order	RUSSULALES (an order of toadstools)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Amylostereum laevigatum is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Russulales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Records of Amylostereum laevigatum (Yew Duster) :
1: Amylostereum laevigatum (Yew Duster)
7 Oct 2000	OSGR: SU67	51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W	Vice County: Berks (VC 22)	England
on bark on Yew stump

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Legon, N.W.	2005	Profiles of Fungi No. 138: Amylostereum laevigatum	Mycologist Vol 19 (3): 128.

Amylostereum laevigatum (Yew Duster) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Amylostereum
(a genus of resupinate fungi)

RUSSULALES
(an order of toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Amylostereum laevigatum (Yew Duster)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 10 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Amylostereum laevigatum (Yew Duster)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Amylostereum laevigatum is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)