Lumpy Bracket - Trametes gibbosa
An annual or biennial bracket with thick, tough and rigid, almost smooth caps, scarcely zonate. It typically acquires a green layer of algae. The pores are radially stretched, elongate, up to 5mm long and 1-2mm across.
other Trametes
Photograph upper and lower fertile surface to show pores; note host plant and substrate
Deciduous, mainly Beech
Widespread and fairly common in Britain.
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Melinda Bell
Moira,path outside Conkers
27 October 2023
Melinda Bell
Willesley Wood
10 October 2022
David Nicholls
Ulverscroft
18 May 2012
David Nicholls
Ulverscroft
18 May 2012
Melinda Bell
Willesley Woods
02 February 2025
elongated pores
David Nicholls
Ulverscroft
18 May 2012
Melinda Bell
Moira,path outside Conkers
27 October 2023
Melinda Bell
Moira,path outside Conkers
27 October 2023
Melinda Bell
Moira,path outside Conkers
27 October 2023
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Species profile
- Common names
- Lumpy Bracket
- Species group:
- fungus
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Polyporales
- Family:
- Polyporaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 21
- First record:
- 18/05/2012 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 17/10/2025 (Alton, John)
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Alan Semper
Melton, Prior Close Park
11 December 2012
Alan Semper
Melton, Prior Close Park
11 December 2012
green algae on upper surface
