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Ciara O.Awaiting verdict
United Kingdom · March 29 · October 16

Smooth white bracket on a young tree, like a little pillow. Birch polypore?

On woodPoresCap 12 cm

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Comments · 2

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Emma L. · 1 finds ·

If the tree is a birch — very likely birch polypore, it grows only on birch. I can't tell the bark from this photo.

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Ciara O. · author ·

Hmm, I think it was an alder. Back to square one 🙂

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