Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Hymenochaetales Family: Hymenochaetaceae
Species: Inonotus hispidus (Bull.) P. Karst.
Synonyms: Boletus hispidus
Boletus velutinus
Boletus villosus
Polyporus hispidus
Common Name: Shaggy Bracket


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Inonotus hispidusPhotographer: © David Mitchel
On Ash, Fraxinus excelsior
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Maritime cliff and slope: coastal grassland (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Dead Wood (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
March (1)
May (1)
September (2)
October (1)