Stats

Lifespan

1-2 yrs

Size

Medium

Diet

Decomposer

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

Worldwide

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Spores

Defense

Toxins

Status

Common

About

A tough, corky bracket fungus that forms perennial woody shelves on dead hardwood, its pore surface deepening from mustard yellow to rusty brown with age. Related species in its genus have long been used in traditional Chinese medicine for their reputed anti-inflammatory properties.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   spore

   A microscopic spore drifts on air or water and germinates where moisture and substrate meet.
2. 2.
   mycelium

   A thread-like mycelium spreads through the substrate, breaking it down into nutrients.
3. 3.
   fruiting body

   A mature fruiting body emerges to release the next generation of spores.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Basidiomycota

Class

Agaricomycetes

Order

Hymenochaetales

Family

Hymenochaetaceae

Genus

Fuscoporia

Species

Fuscoporia gilva