Species details
Ochre spreading tooth
Steccherinum ochraceum
Inedible
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Description
An ochre to orange crust fungus on hardwood with a dense surface of small teeth.
Identification features
The fruitbody is usually patch-like and tightly attached to wood. The fertile surface is covered in dense teeth up to about 3 mm long, with a paler margin.
Identification checklist
Check the crust-like fruitbody and dense ochre to orange surface of small teeth.
How to separate similar species
Related toothed and crust fungi can be very similar; reliable separation may require microscopy.
Habitat
Grows on bark and dead hardwood and causes white rot; found through much of the year.
Fruiting period
March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
Similar species
- Steccherinum bourdotii
- Milk-white toothed polypore (Irpex lacteus)
- Split porecrust (Schizopora paradoxa)