Fomes fomentarius

species of fungus
Taxon taxon Q229814
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Fomes fomentarius

Summary

Fomes fomentarius is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (636 views/month, #1,466 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fomes fomentarius received the Mushroom of the Year[3].
  • Fomes fomentarius's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Fomes fomentarius is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Fomes fomentarius is classified within Fomes[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Fomes fomentarius is Fomes fomentarius[7].
  • Fomes fomentarius's Commons category is recorded as Fomes fomentarius[8].
  • Fomes fomentarius's has basionym is recorded as Boletus fomentarius[9].
  • Fomes fomentarius's edibility is recorded as medicinal mushrooms[10].
  • Fomes fomentarius's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fomes fomentarius[11].
  • Fomes fomentarius's Commons gallery is recorded as Fomes fomentarius[12].
  • Fomes fomentarius's described by source is recorded as Swedish Museum of Natural History[13].
  • Fomes fomentarius's taxon synonym is recorded as Boletus fomentarius[14].
  • Fomes fomentarius's taxon synonym is recorded as Agaricus fomentarius[15].
  • Fomes fomentarius's taxon synonym is recorded as Polyporus fomentarius var. excavatus[16].
  • Fomes fomentarius's taxon synonym is recorded as Polyporus fomentarius var. lineatus[17].
  • Fomes fomentarius's taxon synonym is recorded as Polyporus fomentarius var. stratosus[18].
  • Fomes fomentarius's this taxon is source of is recorded as Amadou[19].
  • Fomes fomentarius's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'F. fomentarius'}[20].
  • Fomes fomentarius is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'carn y fedwen'}[21].
  • Fomes fomentarius is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Echte tonderzwam'}[22].
  • Fomes fomentarius is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'troudnatec kopytovitý'}[23].
  • Fomes fomentarius is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'taulakääpä'}[24].
  • Fomes fomentarius is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'knuskkjuke'}[25].
  • Fomes fomentarius is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'fungu esqueru'}[26].
  • Fomes fomentarius is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'bukova kresilka'}[27].

Body

Classification

Fomes fomentarius's scientific name is Fomes fomentarius[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It is classified within Fomes[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'carn y fedwen'}[21], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Echte tonderzwam'}[22], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'troudnatec kopytovitý'}[23], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'taulakääpä'}[24], {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'knuskkjuke'}[25], and {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'fungu esqueru'}[26].

Identifiers

Fomes fomentarius's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 127510[28]. Fomes fomentarius's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 40442[29]. Fomes fomentarius's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1017400[30]. Fomes fomentarius's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2549323[31].

Why It Matters

Fomes fomentarius ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (636 views/month, #1,466 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

What awards did Fomes fomentarius receive?

Honors received include Mushroom of the Year[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Index Fungorum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Index Fungorum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Diversity of edible and medicinal fungi from National Park of Hainan Tropical Rainforest, China. wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . Swedish Museum of Natural History. Retrieved . nrm.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . Index Fungorum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . Index Fungorum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . Index Fungorum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . Index Fungorum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . Index Fungorum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Fomes fomentarius. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/fomes-fomentarius
MLA “Fomes fomentarius.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/fomes-fomentarius.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_fomes-fomentarius_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Fomes fomentarius}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/fomes-fomentarius}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Fomes fomentarius — https://4ort.xyz/entity/fomes-fomentarius (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/fomes-fomentarius · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has basionym Boletus fomentarius
    Edibility medicinal mushrooms
    Award received
    Taxon rank species
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007551235305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.