Bracket fungus

Synonyms for "bracket fungus" (4 found)

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polyporeshelf fungus

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polyporepore funguspore mushroom

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One class, bracket fungus, may be used for decorative purposes. Pictures may be drawn on its flat surface. The bracket fungus is found most often in the shape of a semicircular bracket, varying in size from 1 in. to 2 ft. in diameter and attached to dead stumps and fallen logs—beech-trees particularly.

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Some bracket fungi can utilize most of the wood, and because they leave it white, spongy, and fibrous are called "white rots."

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2019, Katie Scott, Ester Gaya (editors), Fungarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Bonnier Books (Big Picture Press), While most mushrooms produce their spores inside gills, bracket fungi (or polypores) form sporing bodies with pores or tubes on their underside.

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