« Back

Polyporus badius

Black-footed polypore

Description

Hat 4-20 cm wide, convex to shallowly vase-shaped, round to kidney-shaped, smooth, dry, dark reddish brown to dark brown, often slightly paler at the edges. The pores are white, with age they are off-white. Depth central, eccentric to lateral, 1 - 6 cm long, straight, dry, pale under the hat and black at the base, over time the whole depth black. Growing in autumn and winter, the mycelium causes white rot of infested branches and trunks.

Symptom

Presence of dark brown to dark red fruiting bodies on dead wood.

Tree Species: Oak

Part of a plant- attacked: Tree trunk, Branch

Pest significance: Harmful

Pest Category: Fungi

Invasive Species: No

Present in EU: Yes