Cinnamon Bracket

Hapalopilus rutilans

Family: Polyporaceae

Also called: Cinnamon Bracket, Rust-Red Bracket

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Overview

Soft cinnamon-orange polypore on dead hardwood. Contains polyporic acid — causes severe nephrotoxicity. Do not consume; key flesh-tints-violet with KOH.

Edibility

Toxic

Rarity

uncommon

Trophic mode

saprotrophic

Typical peak

Year-round

Season

Year-round — typical fruiting months: , Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.

Host trees & substrate

Dead standing oak snags and logs
Dead standing beech snags and logs
Dead standing maple snags and logs
Dead standing birch snags and logs

Where it grows

Appalachian Highlands
Northeast
Upper Midwest / Great Lakes
Southeast Coastal Plain
Great Plains
Texas
Rocky Mountains
Desert Southwest
Sierra Nevada & Nor-Cal
Pacific Northwest

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