''Asterodon ferruginosus'' is a species of

fungus A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...

belonging to the family

Hymenochaetaceae The ''Hymenochaetaceae'' are a family (biology), family of fungi in the order Hymenochaetales. The family contains several species that are implicated in many diseases of broad-leaved and coniferous trees, causing heart rot, canker and root disea ...

. It is native to Eurasia and Northern America.

References

Hymenochaetaceae Fungi described in 1894 Fungus species Taxa named by Narcisse Théophile Patouillard {{Agaricomycetes-stub