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Inonotus hispidus |
The hairy upper surface of this massive bracket distinguishes it readily from Beefsteak Fungus. Inonotus hispidus is quite rare; it occurs mainly on trunks of broad-leaved trees. |
The fruiting bodies shown here are growing on the trunk of a felled oak tree. Only part of each fruiting body is visible: the relatively narrow areas of attachment are some distance underneath the trunk. This is a tough, inedible fungus and quite rare in the British Isles. |
Description |
Up to 30 cm across, these rust-brown brackets
have concentric zoning on a distinctive, downy upper surface that is
usually wrinkled at the edges. The cap is usually quite broadly attached
to the substrate without a stem.
The cap flesh is pale creamy brown and dries very hard. |
Tubes and Pores |
The buff tubes, spaced at 2 or 3 per mm, are 6 to 10 mm deep and terminate in cream pores. With age, the pores turn buff and then brown. |
Spore print |
White. |
Odour/taste |
Not distinctive. |
Habitat |
On dead broad-leaf trees, notably beech. |
Season |
Late summer to winter. |
Occurrence |
Rare. |
Similar species |
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