Species details
Purplepore bracket
Trichaptum abietinum
Inedible
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Description
A thin pale-grey bracket on conifer wood with a purple to violet pore surface when young.
Identification features
Fruitbodies are about 2–4 cm long, very thin, broadly fan-shaped and often fused in groups. The upper surface is pale grey, while young pores beneath are purple-violet.
Identification checklist
Check the very thin grey bracket on conifer wood and the young purple-violet porous underside.
Detailed features
- Hymenophore
- The upper surface is pale grey, while young pores beneath are purple-violet.
Habitat
Grows on dead conifer wood, especially fir, spruce and other conifers, through much of the year.
Fruiting period
March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
Ecology
- Host trees
- Spruce (Picea), Fir (Abies)
- Substrate
- Dead wood
- Notes
- Grows on dead conifer wood, especially fir, spruce and other conifers, through much of the year.
How to separate similar species
Trichaptum biforme is more associated with hardwood. Substrate is an important clue for separating the two.