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Shaggy Bracket
Inonotus hispidus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
European Dyer's PolyporePhaeolus schweinitzii
Inocutis levis
Beefsteak PolyporeFistulina hepatica
Cracked Cap PolyporeFulvifomes robiniae
Inonotus quercustris
Red-banded PolyporeFomitopsis pinicola
Resinous PolyporeIschnoderma resinosum
Mustard Yellow PolyporeFuscoporia gilva
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 4,223 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 3,577 |
| United Kingdom | 361 |
| England | 341 |
| Spain | 241 |
| New Jersey | 183 |
| Germany | 101 |
| Comunidad de Madrid | 88 |
| Portugal | 84 |
| Austria | 76 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata
- Shelf fungus formDescends from a fungal lineage whose members are commonly shelf or bracket fungi.Inferred from its group
- Grows on woodDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly grow on wood.Inferred from its group
- Saprotrophic fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly decompose dead organic matter.Inferred from its group
Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.
Classification
| Kingdom | Fungi Including Lichens · Fungi |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Basidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota |
| Class | Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes |
| Order | Hymenochaetales |
| Family | Hymenochaetaceae |
| Genus | Inonotus |
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Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: FungiTastic metadata (BSD-3-Clause repository; dataset terms require verification)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Shaggy Bracket with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.