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Polypores are also called bracket fungi or shelf fungi, and they characteristically produce woody, shelf- or bracket-shaped or occasionally circular fruiting bodies that are called conks. [1] Most polypores inhabit tree trunks or branches consuming the wood, but some soil-inhabiting species form mycorrhiza with trees.
Learn about bracket fungi, the fruiting bodies of fungi that cause heartwood decay in trees. Find out how to identify, control and assess the damage of different types of bracket fungi.
Learn about bracket fungi, a type of wood decay fungi that produce spores through pores on their fruiting bodies. Find out how they feed, reproduce, interact with trees and humans, and see examples of Fomes and Ganoderma.
Tree bracket fungus is the fruiting body of certain fungi that attack the wood of living trees. They are of the mushroom family and have been used in folk medicines for centuries. Bracket fungus info tells us that their hard, woody bodies were ground to powder and used in teas.
- Turkeytail (Trametes versicolor) Turkeytail. How to identify. These thin, semi-circular brackets can be incredibly colourful when examined up close.
- Beefsteak fungus (Fistulina hepatica) Beefsteak fungus. How to identify. This favourite of foragers is so named for its resemblance to a piece of raw meat.
- Chicken of the woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) Chicken of the woods. How to identify. Another sought-after species with mushroom connoisseurs, chicken of the woods is bright yellow, sometimes more orange on top than below.
- Hen of the woods (Grifola frondosa) Hen of the woods. Did you know? This fungus is prized in Japanese cuisine where it is known as maitake, the 'dancing mushroom'.
Two examples of bracket fungi: Fomes and Ganoderma. If you are observant and spend much time hiking in the woods you are sure to encounter a bracket (shelf) fungus, fruiting bodies of wood decay fungi that are found both on standing and fallen trees and form a hard outgrowth with a spore producing surface facing downward.
Polypore mushrooms are also called Bracket fungi or Shelf fungi because they characteristically produce fruiting bodies that are bracket or shelf-shaped. These fruiting bodies are tough, sturdy, and woody and are called conks.
