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Edibility
Inedible
Lookalike Danger
1 / 5
Habitat
🪵 Dead oak
Season
Year-round🌱 Now
"Thick oak-specific bracket with deep labyrinthine gills. Woodworkers used them as pattern plates."
This species is found with or partners with the following hosts. Ectomycorrhizal hosts (green border) form a root-level partnership; ericoid / arbutoid shrubs (purple border) share the same mycorrhizal networks.

Truffle / bolete / chanterelle host. Acorns edible after leaching.
Generic entry for polypores with distinct concentric zones on the cap. Most polypores are too tough to eat but some are medicinal.
Various dead wood hosts worldwide.
Min Soil Temp
55°F
Moisture Need
rain 0.5in 7d
Drought Tolerance
moderate
Elevation Range
0–6,684 ft
None deadly; most inedible.
Dead oak
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