HYMENOCHAETACEAE family in the Hymenochaetales

The Hymenochaetaceae family includes at least 27 genera and 487 species many of which cause heart rot, canker and root rot in hard woods as well as conifers and a disease of grapevines. However, there are also mycorrhizal fungi in this family (Coltricia species) . The species represented in the photos ibelong to the following genera: Coltricia, Fuscoporia, Hymenochate, Hymenochaetopsis, Inonotus, Onnia, and Phellinus.