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Daedaleopsis confragosa.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Blushing Bracket, Rauhe Tramete, Tramète rougissante
Daedaleopsis confragosa 2 Mushroom
Ref No: 7663
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Daedaleopsis confragosa 3 Mushroom
Ref No: 7664
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Daedaleopsis confragosa Mushroom
Ref No: 7665
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location: Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: Red or redish or pink, Grey to beige
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Other
stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent
flesh: Pore material cannot be seperated from flesh of the cap
spore colour: Light to dark brown
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on wood

Daedaleopsis confragosa (Bolt. ex Fr.) Schroet. syn. Trametes rubescens (A. & S.) Fr. Rauhe Tramete Tramète rougissante, Blushing Bracket. Bracket 8–22cm across, 4–10cm wide, 1.5–5cm thick, corky, single or tiered, margin thin and acute; upper surface radially wrinkled and concentrically ridged, reddish-brown. Flesh white then pinkish, finally pale brownish. Taste slightly bitter, smell none. Tubes 5–15mm long, cream-coloured. Pores large, usually somewhat elongate or slot-like, whitish readily bruising pink to red on handling when fresh, staining violet with ammonia. Spores white, cylindric 8–11 x 2–3µ. Hyphal structure trimitic. Habitat on deciduous trees, especially willow. Season all year. Frequent. Not edible. Found In Europe.

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