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Hairy bracket

Trametes hirsuta

A species of Trametes

The hairy bracket is a polypore that grows on dead hardwoods, with beech trees being a particularly favored host. The species usually grows in solitary, semi-circular shelves that protrude outwards from branches or boles. Although their color is muted, you may still catch sight of them in winter - because they sport tough, leathery bodies, they can persist even after most fruiting mushrooms have faded away for the season.

Cap Diameter:

5 - 12 cm

Odor:

Slightly anise-like, generally non-distinctive.

General Info About Hairy bracket

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Attributes of Hairy bracket

Cap Diameter

5 - 12 cm

Cap

Cap 10 cm across; semicircular, kidney-shaped; gray, whitish, brownish

Cap Surfaces

Fibrillose-scaly, Visible lines or stripes

Flesh

Tough; corky; whitish

Spore Print Color

White

Odor

Slightly anise-like, generally non-distinctive.

Body Color

Brown

Black

Gray

White

Flesh Bruises

The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.

Growth Form

Gregarious, Clustered

Nutrient Gathering

Saprophytic

Substrate

Dead Woods

You can find Hairy bracket by these plants:

European beech

Occurence Habitats

Deciduous Woodland

Species Status

Widely distributed

Endangered Species

How to Identify Hairy bracket

Fruiting Body Cap Flesh

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Habitat of Hairy bracket

The hairy bracket grows in woods and wooded areas, and it's mostly associated with beech. It forms its fruitbodies on dead and decaying wood.

Scientific Classification of Hairy bracket

Phylum

Club fungi

Class

Mushroom-forming fungi

Order

Shelf fungi

Family

Polyporaceae

Genus

Trametes

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Tips for Finding Hairy bracket

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What are Some Tips for Finding Hairy bracket

Scan the forest floor for clusters of mushrooms on decaying hardwood logs and stumps.
Check for hairy bracket on the deadwood, particularly where beech trees are present.
Look for shelf-like structures as hairy bracket commonly grows in overlapping clusters.
Search for mushrooms with a hairy surface, a characteristic feature of hairy bracket.
Examine the underside of potential specimens for pores rather than gills, which are indicative of hairy bracket.