Split Porecrust - Schizopora paradoxa

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    Description

    Fruit body resupinate (upside down), initially in small circular patches later fusing to cover large irregularly shaped areas, white to creamy-ochre. Tubes 1 to 5 mm long. Pores circular, oblong, angular or maze-like.

    Identification difficulty
    Habitat

    On dead wood, usually of deciduous trees.

    When to see it

    All year round.

    UK Status

    Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.

    VC55 Status

    Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.

    • Graham Calow
      Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
      04 November 2015
      specimen examined
    • AJ Cann
      Cademan Wood
      12 November 2017

    Leicestershire & Rutland Map

    MAP KEY:

    Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
    Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015

    UK Map