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Violet-toothed Polypore
Trichaptum biforme
33.7607, -83.4385
Field Notes
Description:
Fungal brackets growing in overlapping clusters on hardwood tree trunk, Caps up to 3 cm across; thin; more or less semicircular, irregularly bracket-shaped, or kidney-shaped; flattened-convex; smooth; with zones of whitish to grayish white colors. Although the margin of young brackets may be pale lilac, these are old, weathered brackets that are white. Pore surface: Although purple to lilac when young, these aged brackets have turned purplish-brownish; pores - 3-5 angular pores per mm when young – have eroded into maze-like pores.
Habitat:
Growing on trunk of hardwood tree on south-facing, sunny slope above a year-round drainage to the Appalachee River.
Notes:
One of several fungi that may be mistaken for the Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor) fungus. This fungus is characterized by having angular pores (when young) that elongate into maze-like pores and then break into tooth-like structures.
Additional reference photos/description: http://www.messiah.edu/oakes/fungi_on_wood/poroid%20fungi/species%20pag…
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