Species details

Blushing bracket

Daedaleopsis confragosa

Inedible
Blushing bracket – Daedaleopsis confragosa

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Description

A bracket fungus with a zoned greyish to reddish-brown upper surface and irregular elongated pores.

Identification features

Stemless and directly attached to wood. The underside is greyish to yellow-white; fresh pore surfaces change colour when bruised. Flesh is corky.

Identification checklist

Check the entire fruitbody for identification. A bracket fungus with a zoned greyish to reddish-brown upper surface and irregular elongated pores. Stemless and directly attached to wood. The underside is greyish to yellow-white; fresh pore surfaces change colour when bruised. Flesh is corky. On dead or dying hardwood; throughout the year.

How to separate similar species

Compare especially with: Daedaleopsis tricolor, Daedalea quercina, Trametes gibbosa. A single feature or photograph is not sufficient for reliable identification.

Habitat

On dead or dying hardwood; throughout the year.

Fruiting period

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Similar species

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