Blackfoot Polypore - Polyporus leptocephalus

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Common Name: 
Blackfoot Polypore
Scientific Name: 
Polyporus leptocephalus
Also Known As: 
Polyporus varius
Typical Size (mm): 
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Habitat: 

Common; late spring to autumn on dead or dying deciduous trees

Additional Notes: 

Habitat: On dead and decayed wood of deciduous trees, usually large logs, stumps or fallen trunks of Fagus. Less often on Acer pseudoplatanus, Betul, Corylus, Fraxinus, Populus, Quercus, Salix spp., Sorbus aucuparia, Tilia and Ulmus spp., and a single collection supposedly on Taxus.

Notes: Very common and widespread. Perhaps better known as Polyporus varius.

Distribution: Eng: c, Scot: c, Wal: c, NI: c, ROI: c, Other: Channel Islands: !; Isle of Man: !

(Ref;BC) 

Categories
Fungi Family: 
Polyporaceae