Hen of the Woods - Grifola frondosa
Grifola frondosa is a soft-fleshed polypore recognized by its brown, wavy caps, which are organized in large clusters of rosettes arising from a single, branched stem structure.
It is usually found near the bases of oaks, where it causes a butt rot.
Summer and autumn.
Infrequent and rather localised in Britain and Ireland.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
egaten
Charnwood Lodge
19 September 2019
Lostash
Beacon Hill
18 September 2016
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Species profile
- Common names
- Hen Of The Woods
- Species group:
- Fungi
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Polyporales
- Family:
- Meripilaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 5
- First record:
- 18/09/2016 (Watson, Ashley)
- Last record:
- 07/10/2023 (Bell, Melinda)
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