Description |
This bracket is unusual in that it is
creamy-white or very light grey throughout, although often tinged with
green algae on its finely downy, undulating upper surface.
Brackets are 6 to 12 cm across and have sharp outer edges. There is no
stem, and the flesh is very tough. |
Tubes and Pores |
The white tubes are 10 to 15 mm deep and
terminate in slot-shaped white or pale grey pores spaced at 0.5 to 1 mm. |
Spores |
White. |
Odour/taste |
Fresh specimens smell of aniseed but with
little taste. |
Habitat |
On living or dead hardwood trees. |
Season |
All through the year, but shedding spores in
autumn. |
Occurrence |
Rare. |
Similar species |
- Tyromyces chioneus is smaller and grows in tiers on rotting
dead wood; its flesh is juicy and its pores are more rounded and much
smaller than those of Trametes suaveolens.
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