Oligoporus fragilis (Fr.) Gilbertson & Ryv. syn. Tyromyces fragilis (Fr.) Donk Bracket 2-10cm across, semicircular, fan-shaped, or elongated in outline; white becoming reddish or pinkish brown in age, bruising yellow then reddish when handled; finely hairy, becoming matted in age. Tubes 2-8mm deep. Pores 2-4 per mm, angular to irregular; white bruising yellowish then rusty red. No stem. Flesh soft when fresh; white then reddish, bruising yellowish. Odor strong. Spores cylindrical to sausage-shaped, smooth, 4-5 x 1-2µ. Deposit whitish. Habitat singly or in overlapping groups or fused clusters on decaying conifer wood. Quite common. Found widely distributed in northeastern North America, south to North Carolina, west to Colorado, and in California. Season September-October (later in the West). Not edible.