Polyozellus is a fungal
genus in the
family Thelephoraceae, a grouping of
mushrooms known collectively as the
leathery earthfans. A
monotypic genus, it contains the single species Polyozellus multiplex, first described in 1899. The distinctive
fruit body of this species comprises blue- to purple-colored clusters of vase- or spoon-shaped
caps with veiny wrinkles on the undersurface that run down the length of the
stem. Polyozellus has had a varied
taxonomic history and has been
reclassified several times at both the
family and genus level. The
range of Polyozellus includes North America and eastern Asia, where P. multiplex may be found growing on the ground in
coniferous forests, usually under
spruce and
fir trees. It is an
edible species, and has been harvested for commercial purposes. Polyozellus multiplex contains the
bioactive compound
polyozellin, shown to have various
physiological properties, including suppressive effects on
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