Shaggy Bracket - Inonotus hispidus
Description
Up to 30 cm across, these rust-brown brackets have concentric zoning on a distinctive, downy upper surface that is usually wrinkled at the edges. The cap is usually quite broadly attached to the substrate without a stem.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
On dead broad-leaf trees, notably Ash but sometimes found on Poplar, Beech and Oak.
When to see it
Late summer to winter
UK Status
Fairly common in much of Britain.
VC55 Status
Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Graham CalowBasin Bridge Lane, Wykin13 September 2018on Ash
Graham CalowSapcote21 July 2012very early stage - on Ash
Graham CalowBasin Bridge Lane, Wykin13 September 2018o Ash
David NichollsThornton Reservoir07 August 2005
Alan SemperLong Clawson, roadside05 September 2014On ash tree
Graham CalowBasin Bridge Lane, Wykin13 September 2018on Ash
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Steve Harrisfield off Sapcote Rd Burbage20/07/2017
Graham CalowFosse Meadows, Sharnford22 December 2011old specimen on Ash
Graham CalowFosse Meadows, Sharnford22 December 2011underside - on Ash
Mike HiggottThornton Reservoir07 August 2013
Graham CalowFosse Meadows, Sharnford22 December 2011on Ash
Graham CalowSapcote21 July 2012very early stage - on Ash
Alan SemperHarby, canalside hedge03 November 2012
Alan SemperLong Clawson, roadside05 September 2014On ash tree
Graham CalowBasin Bridge Lane, Wykin13 September 2018on Ash
Alan SemperLong Clawson, roadside05 September 2014On ash tree
