Fungi > Bracket Fungi & Polypores
The Laminated Root Rot Fungus (Phellinus weirii), also classified in part as Coniferiporia weirii, is a powerful and ecologically transformative polypore native to the towering conifer forests of the Pacific Northwest. Named in honor of American forest pathologist...
Fungi > Bracket Fungi & Polypores
The Birch Mazegill (Trametes betulina), also known as the Gilled Polypore or Lenzites betulina, is a fascinating and deceptive bracket fungus native to northern birch woodlands. While its upper cap surface looks almost identical to a classic Turkey Tail with...
Fungi > Bracket Fungi & Polypores
The Birch Polypore (Fomitopsis betulina, formerly Piptoporus betulinus), commonly known also as the razor strop fungus or birch bracket, is an iconic, host-specific annual bracket fungus belonging to the polypore family Fomitopsidaceae. Strictly associated with birch...
Fungi > Bracket Fungi & Polypores
The Artist’s Conk (Ganoderma applanatum), also renowned in mycology as the artist’s bracket or bear bread, is a colossal, perennial polypore bracket fungus belonging to the family Ganodermataceae. Forming massive, hard, woody semicircular shelves...
Fungi > Bracket Fungi & Polypores
The Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor, formerly Coriolus versicolor) is an extremely common, ecologically foundational bracket polypore fungus belonging to the family Polyporaceae, ubiquitous throughout the forested biomes of North America, Europe, Asia, and...
