Lumpy Bracket - Trametes gibbosa

Description

This is a polypore that causes a white rot. Fruit bodies are 8 to15 cm in diameter and semicircular in shape. The upper surface is usually grey or white, but may be greenish in older specimens due to algal growth. Elongated pores are located on the under-surface.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Often found on beech stumps but also on the dead wood of other hardwood species.

When to see it

All year round.

UK Status

Widespread and fairly common in Britain.

VC55 Status

Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.

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Species profile

Common names
Lumpy Bracket
Species group:
Fungi
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Polyporales
Family:
Polyporaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
21
First record:
18/05/2012 (Nicholls, David)
Last record:
05/01/2024 (Brown, Jennifer)

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