bracket fungus

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bracket fungus (shelf fungus) Any of a large family (Polyporaceae) of common arboreal fungi that have spore-bearing tubes under the cap. Bracket fungi are usually hard and leathery or wood-like and have no stems. They often cover old logs and their parasitic activity may kill living trees. Some are edible when young.

bracket fungus

views updated Jun 11 2018

bracket fungus Any one of a large group of fungi (order Aphyllophorales), many of which produce fruiting bodies that project from the trunks of trees. Heterobasidion annosum (Fomes annosus) is a parasite of coniferous trees that is the principal cause of decay in conifers.

bracket fungus

views updated Jun 11 2018

bracket fungus Any one of a large group of fungi (order Aphyllophorales), many of which produce fruiting bodies that project from the trunks of trees. Heterobasidion annosum (Fomes annosus) is a parasite of coniferous trees that is the principal cause of decay in conifers.