SCIENTIFIC NAME: IONOTUS DRYADEUS
VERNACULAR NAME: OAK BRACKET

Fig 1
FRUIT BODY 10-30cm in diameter. Up to 12cm thick. An irregular shaped bracket that is highly distinctive when older as it usually exudes yellowish-orange droplets from the yellow to brown uneven surface. When young the fruiting body is whitish grey.
GILLS/PORES Starting off circular and becoming more angular. White become brownish.
FLESH Rusty brown and fibrous.
SPORES Yellowish white, sub-globose.
HABITAT Singularly found on oak trees and less so on other deciduous trees.
SEASON Uncommon. Early autumn.
EDIBILITY Inedible. r

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