Bay Polypore - Polyporus badius

Alternative names
Polyporus durus
Description

Pallid grey-brown at first, then chestnut, darker at the centre, very thin. Often lob-sided and lobed. Shiny and leathery, white beneath. Stem 20 to 35 x 5 to 15mm, often black at base. The pores on the underside are barely visible to the naked eye.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

On dead, decaying wood of deciduous trees, usually large, fallen and very decayed trunks

When to see it

Autumn

UK Status

Common in southern England. Occasional but widespread elsewhere in Britain.

VC55 Status

Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland.

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Species profile

Common names
Bay Polypore
Species group:
Fungi
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Polyporales
Family:
Polyporaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
17
First record:
18/09/2008 (Calow, Graham)
Last record:
26/10/2023 (Alton, John)

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