bracket fungi for id

[kiltoncomp]

a friend who knowing of my interest in fungi, brought this to me , it was found on what he believed was a beech branch, size is 70mm wide x 50mm depth and 30mm thick, feels dry and corky, there were 3 or 4 more on the branch,
probably an old specimen of something?

any suggestions please?

top view


underside view


thanks,
Brian.

[KeenTeen17]

you could test it with KOH and see if it discolours. if so. its hapalopilus nidulans

[flaxton]

I think it is too thick to be nidulans but with the signs of red Daedaleopsis confragosa - Blushing Bracket is much more likely

Mal

[KeenTeen17]

these old things are really confusing

[flaxton]

That's why the validity of most identifications should be taken very cautiously on these "past it" fruit bodies. But that shouldn't mean we ignore them altogether. A rotting fruit body that might be Piptoporus quercinus might not be able to be identified this year but noted for next. (not suggesting the one in this thread might be, just an observation)
Mal

[NickCantle]

Originally Posted by flaxton

I think it is too thick to be nidulans but with the signs of red Daedaleopsis confragosa - Blushing Bracket is much more likely

Mal

Definitely shows signs of your suggestion Mal, but just wondered how you reckon this is too thick for H. nidulans. You ID'd mine the other day and that was about the same size! In this thread;

Help With Bracket From September.



Having said that, I know absolutely nothing about H. nidulans so my comments are pointless

[kiltoncomp]

Originally Posted by flaxton

That's why the validity of most identifications should be taken very cautiously on these "past it" fruit bodies. But that shouldn't mean we ignore them altogether. A rotting fruit body that might be Piptoporus quercinus might not be able to be identified this year but noted for next. (not suggesting the one in this thread might be, just an observation)
Mal

thanks to you all for your suggestions, it looks like one of those that you have to forget you found,
on close inspection it looked to be about 3 brackets fused into one, when i cut across the body it was very dry and solid and a light coffee colour, and obviously a very old specimen,
ill get a better description of where it was found and try and have a look at what appears next year, might be lucky and find a younger example then for a better chance


Brian.

[flaxton]

Originally Posted by NickCantle

Definitely shows signs of your suggestion Mal, but just wondered how you reckon this is too thick for H. nidulans. You ID'd mine the other day and that was about the same size! In this thread;

Help With Bracket From September.



Having said that, I know absolutely nothing about H. nidulans so my comments are pointless

I'm taking the fifth
When I have found nidulans it has always been more Trametes rather than Piptoporus in stature so your specimen was thicker than I would normally have expected BUT it had the look - the nice coffee colour and velvet upper surface. This one is thick but doesn't have the look (except for the coffee colour inside)

Mal