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 Ysgwydd Ffynidwydd

Common Name:

Purplepore Bracket

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Pinus sylvestris (21) Pinus (12) Acer (1) Pinus pinaster (1) Picea (1) Picea sitchensis (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (5) Woodland and scrub (4) Woodland: mixed (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 (14) 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 (9) February (3) April (3) May (2) July (3) August (7) September (10) October (9) November (5) December (3)