Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta (Wulfen) Pilát    Synonyms: Coriolus hirsutus, Hairy Turkey Tail, Polyporus hirsutus, Polystictus hirsutus.
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Agaricomycetes   >   Order Polyporales   >   Family Polyporaceae   >   Genus Trametes   

Status:

Found singly or in clusters on dead or dying hardwoods, infrequently on conifers.

Description:

Leathery, fan-shaped to circular. Dorsal: Concentrically zoned grayish/yellowish/brownish lacking contrast; densely hairy; margin often dark. Pores: Small, round; initially white to pale yellow becoming brown to gray in age. Stalk: Absent. Fruiting body thicker than T. versicolor (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

There are 70 records in the project database.

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Hairy Bracket in Carroll Co., Maryland (3/30/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Hairy Bracket (dorsal view) in Frederick Co., Maryland (1/19/2020). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Hairy Bracket (dorsal view) in Baltimore Co., Maryland (3/16/2020). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Hairy Bracket (dorsal view) in Harford Co., Maryland (1/2/2020). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Hairy Bracket (dorsal view) in Howard Co., Maryland (4/12/2012). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Hairy Bracket (ventral view) in Harford Co., Maryland (1/2/2020). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Hairy Bracket (close-up dorsal view) in Baltimore Co., Maryland (1/23/2020). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Hairy Bracket (dorsal view) in Howard Co., Maryland (12/30/2011). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Hairy Bracket (ventral view) in Howard Co., Maryland (12/30/2011). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Hairy Bracket in Carroll Co., Maryland (11/28/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Hairy Bracket in Carroll Co., Maryland (1/15/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Hairy Bracket in Carroll Co., Maryland (1/15/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Hairy Bracket (dorsal view) in Frederick Co., Maryland (12/31/2019). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Hairy Bracket in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/14/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Hairy Bracket in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/14/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)


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