How to identify Red- তালিকাPored Bracket

To correctly identify Red- তালিকাPored Bracket (Pycnoporus cinnabarinus), check each of these features in order. Misidentification is the most common cause of mushroom poisoning, so cross-reference multiple sources.

Step-by-step identification

1. 1

   Cap

   Shape, color, surface texture, and diameter.

   The cap surface is bright reddish-orange to cinnabar in color, fading with age. It is typically smooth to slightly velvety in texture. The shape is semicircular to kidney-shaped.

2. 2

   Gills

   Attachment to stem, color, and spacing.

   This is a polypore, so it has pores instead of gills. The pore surface is bright reddish-orange, with small, angular pores.

3. 3

   Stem

   Length, shape, surface, and any ring.

   Absent. This fungus is sessile, meaning it lacks a stem.

4. 4

   Flesh

   Color, texture, and bruising reaction.

   The flesh is tough and fibrous, with a similar reddish-orange color to the cap.

5. 5

   Fruiting body

   Overall growth pattern.

   The fruiting body is a bracket or shelf-like structure, typically 2-10 cm wide and 1-3 cm thick. It is attached laterally to the wood substrate.

6. 6

   Habitat

   Where it grows and on what substrate.

   Grows on dead hardwood trees, especially birch and beech. It is a saprophyte, meaning it obtains nutrients from decaying organic matter.

Key Facts

Cap surfaces

Smooth to slightly velvety

Growth Form

Bracket/Shelf

Spore Print

White to pale yellow

Body color

Reddish-orange

Odor

Faint

Flesh bruises

No bruising reaction

Height

1-3 cm thick

Cap Diameter

2-10 cm wide

Fruit body characteristics

• Gill attachment: Pores instead of gills
• Stem shape: Absent
• Stem surface: N/A
• Ring: Absent
• Stem cross-section: N/A

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