A bracket fungus, broadly attached, woody, and up to 40 cm long by 25 cm wide. Brackets are more or less flat, concentrically grooved, yellowish to orange-red, becoming red-brown and finally blackish, with a resin-coated surface and a distinct red-brown band running around the upper edge of the fruitbody. Pores are light brown to ochre, 3-5 per mm, and in layers. Exuding clear droplets when fresh. Very rare in Britain but widespread and common in Europe, this colourful bracket fungus fruits on logs and stumps, especially spruce.
