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...

Cinnabar Polypore

Fungi > Bracket & Shelf Fungi

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Cinnabar PolyporeScientific Name: Pycnoporus cinnabarinusCategory: FungiSubcategory: Bracket & Shelf FungiRange: Circumboreal across temperate and boreal forests of the Northern Hemisphere, widespread in Europe, North America, and northern...

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...

Violet-toothed Polypore

Fungi > Polypores & Bracket Fungi

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Violet-toothed PolyporeScientific Name: Trichaptum biformeCategory: FungiSubcategory: Polypores & Bracket FungiSize: Bracket width 2 to 7 cm (0.8 to 2.8 in); bracket depth 1.5 to 5 cm (0.6 to 2.0 in)Weight: 5 to 25 g (0.18 to 0.88 oz) per...