Birch Mazegill

Fungi > Bracket Fungi & Polypores

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Birch MazegillScientific Name: Trametes betulinaCategory: FungiSubcategory: Bracket Fungi & PolyporesSize: Bracket width 3 to 10 cm (1.2 to 3.9 in); thickness 0.5 to 2 cm (0.2 to 0.8 in)Weight: 15 to 50 g (0.5 to 1.8 oz) per...

White-pored Chicken of the Woods

Fungi > Polypores & Bracket Fungi

AT A GLANCECommon Name: White-pored Chicken of the WoodsScientific Name: Laetiporus cincinnatusCategory: FungiSubcategory: Polypores & Bracket FungiSize: Rosette cluster diameter 15 to 60 cm (6 to 24 in); individual fronds 5 to 20 cm (2 to 8 in)Weight: 1 to 5 kg...

Southern Bracket

Fungi > Bracket Fungi

OverviewThe Southern Bracket (Ganoderma australe, also known as Ganoderma adspersum) is a massive, perennial woody polypore bracket fungus belonging to the family Polyporaceae. Inhabiting ancient broadleaf woodlands, royal parklands, and suburban estate avenues across...

Blushing Bracket

Fungi > Bracket Fungi

OverviewThe Blushing Bracket (Daedaleopsis confragosa) is a widespread, tough, annual to biennial polypore bracket fungus native to the damp broadleaf woodlands and riparian river corridors of the Northern Hemisphere. Belonging to the family Polyporaceae, this...

Artist’s Conk

Fungi > Bracket Fungi & Polypores

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Artist’s ConkScientific Name: Ganoderma applanatumCategory: FungiSubcategory: Bracket Fungi & PolyporesSize: Basidiocarp width: 4–24 in (10–60 cm); Depth from tree: 3–15 in (8–38 cm); Thickness: 1–4 in (2.5–10 cm)Weight: Fresh...