Bracket Fungi (Orange bracket)
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Polyporaceae
Genus: Polyporus
Scientific name: Pycnoporus coccineus
Common Name: Orange bracket
A brilliant orange red fungus which bleaches to a whitish colour as it ages. Found on rotting wood and on the bark of living trees. Height: 100 mm Width: 80 mm
Orange bracket fungi living on a living tree
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