Neolentinus ponderosus
| Neolentinus ponderosus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Gloeophyllales |
| Family: | Gloeophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Neolentinus |
| Species: | N. ponderosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Neolentinus ponderosus (O.K.Mill.) Redhead & Ginns (1985) | |
| Synonyms | |
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| Neolentinus ponderosus | |
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| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is convex or depressed | |
| Hymenium is decurrent | |
| Stipe is bare | |
| Spore print is white | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
| Edibility is choice | |
Neolentinus ponderosus, commonly known as the giant sawgill, or ponderous lentinus, is a species of fungus in the family Gloeophyllaceae. It was originally described in 1965 as a species of Lentinus by American mycologist Orson K. Miller. It is found in western North America.