| FRUIT BODY |
2 - 10 cm in diameter. Dark brown, often zonate with a slightly wavy edge. Smooth to the touch and becoming darker with age. The caps are relatively thin compared to most fungi. |
| STIPE |
Short, brown, finely hairy, central and does not turn black. |
| GILLS/PORES |
The white pore surface does not bruise and the pores are slightly oval and 2 - 3mm in diameter. |
| FLESH |
White and very tough. |
| SPORES |
White, cylindrical. |
| HABITAT |
On dead Birch and other deciduous tress. |
| SEASON |
Common. Late autumn. |
| EDIBILITY |
Inedible due to its tough leathery texture. r |
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