Daedalea quercina

Morphological Features:

Basidiocarp sessile, reaching up to 20 cm in length by 5 or more in thickness, spreading fan-shaped from the tree trunk, perennial. The surface is initially white, but over time turns ochre or grayish-brown, weakly to not at all zoned. It typically exhibits a distinct pubescence to the touch, which is longer towards the base, whereas it tends to be less conspicuous towards the margin. The margin is normally quite regular.

Hymenium lacking lamellae or tubes, possessing only a type of labyrinthine pores with very thick walls that impart a peculiar appearance. They are pale ochre in color.

Stipe absent, attached directly to the wood.

Flesh hard and corky like the tree wood itself, grayish and odorless.

Habitat:

A very common species that appears throughout the year, always attached to dead or living trunks of deciduous trees.

Observations:

Inedible due to its flesh having a wood-like consistency. This species, unique within its genus, behaves equally as a parasite or saprotroph on wounded or dead trees, respectively. We consider it very difficult to confuse with other species due to its labyrinthine pores; similar species typically possess small pores.