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| General Information |
| Botanical name(s): Phaeolus schweinitzii |
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| Notes |
The brackets produced by this fungus appear annually in summer/autumn on coniferous trees. They are normally found growing on stumps and roots; they have a stalk, are hairy with concentric grooves. The upper surface is brown becoming darker with age, eventually black. The flesh is rust brown and fibrous. This fungus is thought to gain entry into the tree through wounds. This fungus is fairly common and widespread in Britain. It is a decay fungus usually affecting the roots. |
| Photographs | |
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Latest Picture taken by James Veats |
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Latest Picture taken by James Veats |
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Latest Picture taken by Ben Jones at Kew
Gardens. The tree is a Scots Pine and this small bracket has appeared on
an old pruning wound high up on the stem. Click on the image to view a close up of the bracket. |
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| Picture (Terry Marsh) |
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| Picture (Chris Skellern) |
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| Picture (Base of Scots Pine, Southampton.) |
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| Picture (Fruiting
brackets growing on
Douglas Fir roots; picture taken by John Hearne in the New
forest, near Brockenhurst) .
Click on the image for a
closer view. |
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