Daedaleopsis confragosaCommon Name: Blushing Bracket Description: Fruit body annual; no stem. Bracket up to 12 cm across, single or tiered, convex to flat, with a thin, acute margin; buff to light brown, with concentric bands of color; hairy to smooth. Habitat: On dead wood or in the wounds of living trees in hardwood forests. Common throughout eastern North America and found in the Northwest and Southwest, but infrequent in western North America. Edible: No. Source: Mushrooms of North America by Roger Phillips. |