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Shelving bracket

Antrodiella zonata

Description:

Shallow shelving brackets all in a line arising from dead wood. Pic #1 shows the largest bracket ( 50mm across) with concentric velvety rings. the others were shallower. The underside of the log showed a creamy frilly layer of these fungi with the fertile surface exposed. The surface bore flat teeth like openings or irregular tubular pores. These clusters looked like sheep wool rugs with dark trimmings !

Habitat:

This was spotted on a silver birch branch, Sais to colonise a range of hard and soft woods

Notes:

http://www.kaimaibush.co.nz/Fungi/Antrod... Also known as Irpex brevis. Stated to have a white spore print.

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2 Comments

Leuba
Leuba 9 months ago

Thanks Maria - I was pleasantly surprised at the detail in pic #1 and what my little camera could do !

Maria dB
Maria dB 9 months ago

great series and really like the first photo!

Victoria, Australia

Lat: -37.81, Long: 145.25

Spotted on Aug 6, 2012
Submitted on Aug 15, 2012

Spotted for mission

Reference

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