Maryland Biodiversity Project - Purplepore Bracket (Trichaptum abietinum)

Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum (Persoon ex J.F. Gmelin) Ryvarden

Synonyms: Polyporus abietinus.

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Basidiomycota > Class Agaricomycetes > Order Polyporales > Family Polyporaceae > Genus Trichaptum Purplepore Bracket - Trichaptum abietinum - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/13480

Description:

Bands of gray / whitish-gray, semicircular, thin fruiting bodies covered with soft white hairs. Violet / purplish tooth-like fertile surface, bleaching in age (J. Solem, pers. comm.). Compare Trichaptum biforme.

Relationships:

This species is only found on coniferous wood (L. Biechele, pers. comm.).

Records:

There are 72 records in the project database.

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Purplepore Bracket in Carroll Co., Maryland (11/13/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 309822 - Psn: 44)

Purplepore Bracket in Carroll Co., Maryland (11/13/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Purplepore Bracket in Howard Co., Maryland (11/23/2010). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 348703 - Psn: 50)

Purplepore Bracket in Howard Co., Maryland (11/23/2010). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Purplepore Bracket in Carroll Co., Maryland (12/28/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 324048 - Psn: 63)

Purplepore Bracket in Carroll Co., Maryland (12/28/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Purplepore Bracket in Carroll Co., Maryland (2/2/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 333589 - Psn: 75)

Purplepore Bracket in Carroll Co., Maryland (2/2/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Purplepore Bracket in Howard Co., Maryland (4/24/2020). (c) Serenella Linares, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 421053 - Psn: 76)

Purplepore Bracket in Howard Co., Maryland (4/24/2020). (c) Serenella Linares, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Serenella Linares via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Purplepore Bracket (infertile surface of old fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/13/2009). (Photo ID: 20700 - Psn: 80)

Purplepore Bracket (infertile surface of old fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/13/2009). Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Purplepore Bracket (fertile surface) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/23/2010). (Photo ID: 20701 - Psn: 85)

Purplepore Bracket (fertile surface) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/23/2010). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Purplepore Bracket on Loblolly Pine in Wicomico Co., Maryland (2/14/2014). (Photo ID: 11172 - Psn: 90)

Purplepore Bracket on Loblolly Pine in Wicomico Co., Maryland (2/14/2014). Photo by Lance Biechele. (MBP list)

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