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Shaggy bracket

Inonotus hispidus

A species of Inonotus

This bracket fungus clings to the sides of infected trees, presenting a moist and somewhat puffy appearance when young. The fuzzy surface of the shaggy bracket (Inonotus hispidus) distinguishes it from similar fungi. This white-rot-causing fungus may not be good to eat, but it can be dried and used as kindling for fires.

Cap Diameter:

10 - 25 cm

Odor:

Mildly acidic when young; nondescript in age.

General Info About Shaggy bracket

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Attributes of Shaggy bracket

Cap Diameter

10 - 25 cm

Height

2 - 5 cm

Cap

Up to 40 cm across and 20 cm deep; semicircular to fan-shaped, planoconvex or flat; yellow, rusty brown; velvety to finely hairy or, in age, nearly bald

Cap Surfaces

Fibrillose-scaly, Velvety

Gills

Adnate to slightly decurrent; close to subdistant

Stem

2–5 cm

Flesh

Soft and watery at first, becoming tougher with age; reddish brown, faintly zoned or streaked

Spore Print Color

White

Odor

Mildly acidic when young; nondescript in age.

Body Color

White

Cream

Flesh Bruises

Discolor to brown

Growth Form

Clustered

Nutrient Gathering

Saprophytic, Parasitic

Substrate

Wood of Living Trees, Dead Woods

You can find Shaggy bracket by these plants:

Swedish whitebeam, Ashes

Occurence Habitats

Deciduous Woodland

Species Status

Widely distributed in North America

Endangered Species

How to Identify Shaggy bracket

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Habitat of Shaggy bracket

Shaggy bracket typically grows on the trunks of living or weakened deciduous trees, such as ash, apple, beech, and oak, favoring environments like gardens, parks, forests, and orchards.

Distribution Area of Shaggy bracket

North America,Europe,North Africa,northern Asia

Scientific Classification of Shaggy bracket

Phylum

Club fungi

Class

Mushroom-forming fungi

Order

Hymenochaetales

Family

Hymenochaetaceae

Genus

Inonotus

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Tips for Finding Shaggy bracket

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What are Some Tips for Finding Shaggy bracket

Scope out locations with a high prevalence of deciduous trees including ash and oak, particularly where trees appear aged or weakened.
Inspect the trunks and base of broadleaf trees for the characteristic shaggy, often ochre-colored brackets of shaggy bracket.
Conduct searches in areas where old trees are present, such as historical estates, parklands, and abandoned orchards.
Visit suitable habitats where deadwood is left to decay naturally, which may provide prime conditions for shaggy bracket to flourish.
Closely observe any signs of fungal disease on trees as shaggy bracket tends to infect trees that are already unhealthy or stressed.