Pseudoinonotus dryadeus (Pers.) T. Wagner & M. Fisch.
(Oak Bracket)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPseudoinonotus dryadeus (Oak Bracket)
FamilyHYMENOCHAETACEAE (a family of bracket fungi)
OrderHYMENOCHAETALES (an order of basidiomycete fungi)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Pseudoinonotus dryadeus (Oak Bracket) :
1: Pseudoinonotus dryadeus (Oak Bracket)
24 Sep 2013 OSGR: ST90 50° 50’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on base of Oak trunk
Image 1: BracketImage 2: BracketsImage 3: Brackets (2)Image 4: Margin of bracket - close-upImage 5: Margin of bracket - close-up (2)Image 6: Margin of bracket - close-up (3)Image 7: Margin of bracket - close-up (4)
2: Pseudoinonotus dryadeus (Oak Bracket)
12 Sep 2006 OSGR: SU47 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
pair of brackets at base of large old oak trunk . Photos: Brackets - in situ
Image 1: Bracket - edge - close-upImage 2: Brackets - in situ - edge viewImage 3: Brackets - in situ - front-top viewImage 4: Brackets - in situ - front-top view - close-upImage 5: Brackets - in situ - top view - close-up
3: Pseudoinonotus dryadeus (Oak Bracket)
18 Aug 2003 OSGR: SY59 50° 50’ N, 2° 40’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
at base of Oak trunk
Image 1: Edge - close-upImage 2: Fruitbodies - side viewImage 3: Fruitbodies - side view (2)Image 4: Fruitbodies - top viewImage 5: Fruitbodies - undersideImage 6: Fruitbody and spore deposit beneathImage 7: Edge - enlargedImage 8: Edge - magnifiedImage 9: Edge - magnified (2)
4: Pseudoinonotus dryadeus (Oak Bracket)
2 Sep 2001 OSGR: SU66 51° 20’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
low down on Oak trunk
Image 1: BracketImage 2: Bracket marginImage 3: Bracket margin - close-upImage 4: Brackets
5: Pseudoinonotus dryadeus (Oak Bracket)
23 Jul 2000 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in fork at base of Oak trunk
Image 1: Bracket - close-upImage 2: Bracket - close-up (2)Image 3: Brackets - top viewImage 4: Bracket - top viewImage 5: Bracket - underside
6: Pseudoinonotus dryadeus (Oak Bracket)
30 Aug 1975 OSGR: SU93 51° 0’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
At base of oak trunk
Image 1: Bracket - top surface - in situImage 2: Bracket - top surface - in situ (2)Image 3: Pore surface - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Wright, M. 2000 Inonotus dryadeus Vol 1 (2) Page: Back cover

Pseudoinonotus dryadeus (Oak Bracket) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pseudoinonotus dryadeus (Oak Bracket)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pseudoinonotus dryadeus (Oak Bracket)
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