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Unknown spotting
13.6639, 74.8967
Field Notes
Description:
The description here is based on the current assumption that it may be a ‘Daedaleopsis confragosa’ or may not be. It will be updated when correct ID will be known. Different ID suggestions are welcome!
‘Daedaleopsis confragosa’ is a species of polypore fungus in the family Polyporaceae. The ‘Blushing Bracket’ common name refers to its characteristic bruising reaction. Other common names:- ‘Thin-maze flat polypore’, ‘Thin walled maze polypore’, ’Blood-stained bracket’, ‘Rugged boletus’.
Habitat:
This polypore seems very old and was found resting alone, detached, in the forest.
Notes:
Saprobic; growing alone or gregariously on decaying hardwood logs and stumps, or rarely from the wounds of living hardwoods. Cap:- 5-15 cm; broadly convex to more or less flat; fan-shaped or nearly round in outline; dry; smooth or minutely hairy; pale grayish to brown or reddish brown; typically with zones of color. Pore Surface:- White, becoming dingy brownish in age; typically with elongated, maze-like pores and fairly thin walls between the pores, but sometimes with more or less round pores, or even with the pores elongated so much that they appear like gills; often bruising salmon pink to reddish when handled. Stem:- Absent. Flesh:- White, or pinkish to brownish; very tough. Spore Print:- White.
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