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Propolis (genus)

Propolis
Propolis versicolor 418764.jpg
Propolis versicolor growing on a decorticated madrone branch
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Subdivision: Pezizomycotina
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Rhytismatales
Family: Rhytismataceae
Genus: Propolis
(Fr.) Fr. non (Fr.) Corda (1838)
Type species
Propolis phacidioides
Fr. (1849)
Synonyms
  • Propolomyces Sherwood (1977)

Propolis is a genus of fungi in the family Rhytismataceae. The genus contains about 14 species. This is not to be confused with bee propolis, also known as 'bee glue', which is a byproduct of an active beehive and is not a fungus.




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