Key Identification Features
- • Large flat grey to brown shelf bracket on hardwoods • Underside white
- bruises brown when scratched (used as canvas) • Flesh brown and corky
- perennial (can live many years) • No gills
- pores visible on underside • Upper surface grey-brown with a dull finish (no lacquer unlike Reishi)
⚠ Inedible: This species is not considered edible. It may be unpalatable, too tough, or otherwise unsuitable for consumption — but it is not known to be dangerously toxic. Do not eat it.
Regions Found
Region data not available
Look-Alikes
No documented look-alikes on record.
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