Bracket Fungi
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Bracket Fungi
Fungi are not plants, they form a complex kingdom of their own. Fungi come in many forms and there are a number that grow out from trees like brackets screwed to the trunk. It may be stating the obvious but the undersides of the brackets always face down to allow the spores to fall easily. Some bracket fungi have gills on the underside but many have a spongy finish with hundreds of tiny holes through which the spores escape. A bracket fungus on a tree usually means that the tree is dying, or more likely is dead!
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Displaying 1 - 14 of 14| Species featured in this book | Scientific Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Beefsteak Fungus | Fistulina hepatica | Beefsteak Fungus: well done, not rare |
| Alder Bracket | Inonotus radiatus | Alder Bracket: tough as old boots |
| Artists Bracket | Ganoderma applanatum | Artists Bracket: drawing on dead wood |
| Southern Bracket | Ganoderma australe | Southern Bracket: the shelf fungus |
| Birch Polypore | Piptoporus betulinus | Birch Polypore: the razor-strop fungus |
| Bitter Bracket | Postia stiptica | Bitter Bracket: bitter and twisted |
| Blushing Bracket | Daedaleopsis confragosa | Blushing Bracket: how embarrasing |
| Root Fomes | Heterobasidion annosum | Root Rot: rotten to the core |
| Chicken of the Woods | Laetiporus sulphureus | Sulphur Polypore: the chicken of the woods |
| Lumpy Bracket | Trametes gibbosa | Lumpy Bracket: not for the pot |
| Many-zoned Polypore | Trametes versicolor | Many-zoned Polypore: turkey tail fungus |
| Dryads Saddle | Polyporus squamosus | Scaly Polypore: the dryads saddle |
| Hairy Curtain Crust | Stereum hirsutum | Hairy Curtain Crust: living recycling plant |
| Yellowing Curtain Crust | Sterium subtomentosum | Yellowing Curtain Crust: |
This book is made up of the segments listed below. Click the segment title for information about specie within that segment.
| Segment | Description |
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| Bracket Fungi |
Bracket fungi always grow on trees, the cap facing up and, of course, the pore producing surface facing downwards. It helps to identify the tree it is growing on as many prefer a specific species. |
