Kingdom: Fungi > Phylum: Basidiomycota > Class:  Agaricomycetes > Order: Cantharellales

These are the bracket fungi.

1. Family: Fomitopsidaceae

1. Fomitopsis betulina, birch polypore, birch bracket, razorstrop
2. Phaeolus schweinitzii, dyer’s mazegill

 

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2. Family: Gandodermataceae

1. Ganoderma australe, southern bracket
2. Ganoderma resinaceum

 

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3. Family: Grifolaceae

1. Grifola frondosa, Hen-of-the-wood

 

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4. Family: Meripilaceae

1. Meripilus giganteus, giant polypore

 

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5. Family: Meruliaceae

1. Bjerkandera adusta, smoky bracket
2. Phlebia radiata, wrinkled crust (similar to jelly rot)
3. Phlebia tremellosa, jelly rot

 

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6. Family: Polyporaceae

1. Coltricia perennis, tiger’s eye
2. Lenzites betulina (syn. Trametes betulina), birch mazegill
3. Trametes versicolor, turkeytail (aka many-zoned polypore or banded bracket fungus)

 

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7. Family: Sparassidaceae

1. Sparassis crispa, wood cauliflower, cauliflower fungus

There was a glorious example of this growing up a tree. It lasted for months.

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