Species details
Violet-toothed polypore
Trichaptum biforme
Inedible
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Description
A very thin papery bracket on hardwood with a lilac-violet fertile surface that fades and becomes tooth-like with age.
Identification features
Fruitbodies are up to about 8 cm wide and only a few millimetres thick, fan-shaped and often overlapping. The young underside is distinctly lilac-violet.
Identification checklist
Check the very thin fan-shaped bracket and lilac-violet porous underside, especially in young fruitbodies.
How to separate similar species
Trichaptum abietinum is more typical on conifer wood and is usually smaller.
Habitat
Grows on hardwood stumps, logs and branches and causes white rot; visible through much of the year.
Fruiting period
March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November