Junghuhnia nitida

Alternative names
Steccherinum nitidum
Description

A resupinate polypore, pinkish-buff in colour and with a fringed, whitish margin.  It can readily be loosened from the substrate.  The small pores are angular or maze-like, 5 - 7 per mm. 

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Photograph fertile surface to show pores; note host plant and substrate.  This is scarce is VC55, and we recommend that your record is verified from a specimen by an expert before submission to NatureSpot. 

Habitat

Mainly on dead decduous wood, rarely coniferous. 

VC55 Status

Scarce; few records

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Species profile

Species group:
fungus
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Polyporales
Family:
Steccherinaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
1
First record:
28/01/2018 (Cann, Alan)
Last record:
28/01/2018 (Cann, Alan)

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