Lumpy Bracket
Trametes gibbosa
Family: Polyporaceae
Also called: Lumpy Bracket
Overview
Thick white-greenish polypore with elongated pores on dead beech and other hardwoods. Inedible; not eaten.
Edibility
Tea / extract only
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 beech snags and logs
Where it grows
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