Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Hymenochaetales Family: Incertae sedis
Species: Trichaptum abietinum (Pers.) Ryvarden
Synonyms: Boletus abietinus
Hirschioporus abietinus
Hydnum parasiticum
Physisporus caesioalbus
Polyporus abietinus
Polyporus dentiporus
Polyporus dolosus
Polystictus abietinus
Trametes abietina
Common Name: Purplepore Bracket


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Trichaptum abietinumPhotographer: © Mark Wright
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Pinus sylvestris (21)
Pinus (11)
Pinus pinaster (1)
Picea sitchensis (1)
Acer (1)
Picea (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland and scrub (4)
Woodland: mixed (4)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (4)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (3)
Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (3)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (2)
Bog (1)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: coniferous (1)
Rowan-birch woods (1)
Wet dwarf shrub heath (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (1)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation, high forest (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Fallen Tree (13)
Branch (5)
Tree (5)
Wood (5)
Log (3)
Dead Wood (1)
Fallen log (1)
Soil (1)
Standing dead wood (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (7)
February (2)
April (3)
May (2)
July (3)
August (6)
September (9)
October (9)
November (5)
December (3)