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Polypores are a group of fungi that form fruiting bodies with pores or tubes on the underside (see Delimitation for exceptions). They are a morphological group of basidiomycetes like gilled mushrooms and hydnoid fungi, and not all polypores are closely related to each other. Polypores are also called bracket fungi, and their woody fruiting bodies are called conks.
Most polypores inhabit tree trunks or branches consuming the wood, but some soil-inhabiting species form mycorrhiza with trees. Polypores and their relatives corticioid fungi are the most important agents of wood decay. Thus, they play a very significant role in nutrient cycling and carbon dioxide production of forest ecosystems.
Over one thousand polypore species have been described to science,[1] but a large part of the diversity is still unknown even in relatively well-studied temperate areas. Polypores are much more diverse in old natural forests with abundant dead wood than in younger managed forests or plantations. Consequently, a number of species have declined drastically and are under threat of extinction due to logging and deforestation.
Polypores are used in traditional medicine, and they are actively studied for their medicinal value and various industrial applications. Several polypore species are serious pathogens of plantation trees and are major causes of timber spoilage.
source: wikipedia
This looks different to anything that I have seen before. The colours are quite dramatic. The only thing that I can make it match in my books are Fomitopsis sp, both of which are very rarely recorded. I would be very interested in opinions from knowedgeable folk.
Found on a wooden bollard/fence post, Probably a softwood.
Edit: I'm now convinced that this is F. pinicola.
From 7/26/1995: Northbound Q376-26 with a YN2 SD50 and a CRL (Conrail Leasing) C30-7 split the intermediate bracket CPL signals at MP 98 at Sidney, Ohio.
Seen from the canal towpath. The log was down a steep slope so I couldn't get to them to take a better picture, so I don't know what they are.
Dried birch brackets can be used as tinder and some was found being carried by Ötzi the Iceman, the 5,000 year old mummified body discovered in the Tyrol mountains.
Polypores are a group of fungi that form fruiting bodies with pores or tubes on the underside (see Delimitation for exceptions). They are a morphological group of basidiomycetes like gilled mushrooms and hydnoid fungi, and not all polypores are closely related to each other. Polypores are also called bracket fungi, and their woody fruiting bodies are called conks.
Most polypores inhabit tree trunks or branches consuming the wood, but some soil-inhabiting species form mycorrhiza with trees. Polypores and their relatives corticioid fungi are the most important agents of wood decay. Thus, they play a very significant role in nutrient cycling and carbon dioxide production of forest ecosystems.
Over one thousand polypore species have been described to science,[1] but a large part of the diversity is still unknown even in relatively well-studied temperate areas. Polypores are much more diverse in old natural forests with abundant dead wood than in younger managed forests or plantations. Consequently, a number of species have declined drastically and are under threat of extinction due to logging and deforestation.
Polypores are used in traditional medicine, and they are actively studied for their medicinal value and various industrial applications. Several polypore species are serious pathogens of plantation trees and are major causes of timber spoilage.
source: wikipedia
Two of the more intesting, (I think), fungus from around the conservation area of Westport Lake on Tuesday.
I had to get down on my arthritic knees for both shots so I hope it was worth it :-)
"The lake and surrounding grounds, which are looked after by Stoke-on-Trent City Council, are ideal for a stroll. There is a good, level footpath of around one mile around the lake, and a health walk around the conservation area".
Exerpt taken from SWT web site
www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk/explore/our-visitor-centres/we...