Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales	Family: Polyporaceae
Species: Polyporus badius (Pers.) Schwein.

Synonyms:

Boletus badius Boletus durus Cyfrwy Caled Grifola badia Grifola badia var. calceoliformis Grifola badia ß calceoliformis Picipes badius Polyporellus picipes Polyporus durus Polyporus picipes Royoporus badius

Common Name:

Bay Polypore

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Salix (15) Corylus avellana (4) Salix cinerea (3) Fagus sylvatica (3) Betula (3) Alnus glutinosa (2) Salix caprea (2) Betula pendula (1) Quercus (1) Acer (1) Fraxinus excelsior (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland and scrub (8) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (6) Woodland (4) Woodland: broadleaved (3) Woodland: mixed, plantation (2) Acid grassland: semi-improved (1) Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed (1) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1) Woodland: plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Wood (12) Branch (7) Dead Branch (3) Dead Wood (3) Fallen Tree (3) Fallen Branch (2) Log (2) Stump (2) Tree (2) Soil (1) Soil Mossy (1) Stem (1) Twig (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (1) May (2) July (5) August (19) September (9) October (12) November (4) December (1)