Purplepore Bracket

Trichaptum abietinum (Pers. ex J.F.Gmel.) Ryvarden

Safety first

Many edible mushrooms have toxic lookalikes, and some of those can be fatal. Have any mushroom identified in person by a local expert before you eat it.

If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call US Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 or 911 right away. In Canada, call your provincial poison centre or 911.

Edibility

Inedible Source: Wikipedia: Trichaptum abietinum

Classification from Wikipedia: Trichaptum abietinum. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.

Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.

Photos

Photo: Isaac Krone. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Nonbinary-Naturalist. CC0. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: earl woolsey. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Leila Dasher. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)

Lookalikes

No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.

Season

When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.

The highlighted bar is the current month.

View season data as a table

Recorded observations of Purplepore Bracket by month
Month	Records
January	80
February	111
March	123
April	108
May	182
June	284
July	421
August	533
September	372
October	349
November	197
December	102

Where it is found

States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.

British Columbia 202 records · Foraging rules
Quebec 196 records · Foraging rules
California 195 records · Foraging rules
New York 180 records · Foraging rules
Ontario 179 records · Foraging rules
Washington 168 records · Foraging rules
Florida 104 records · Foraging rules
Idaho 98 records · Foraging rules
Pennsylvania 97 records · Foraging rules
Oregon 88 records · Foraging rules
Colorado 82 records · Foraging rules
North Carolina 71 records · Foraging rules
New Jersey 70 records · Foraging rules
Maine 69 records · Foraging rules
New Hampshire 64 records · Foraging rules

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Illinois61 records
Tennessee59 records
Massachusetts50 records
Montana47 records
Utah38 records
Alaska35 records
Vermont34 records
Louisiana32 records
Michigan31 records
Virginia31 records
Newfoundland and Labrador30 records
South Carolina28 records
Minnesota28 records
Mississippi28 records
Nova Scotia23 records
Ohio23 records
Wyoming23 records
New Mexico23 records
Alberta22 records
Wisconsin22 records
Arizona21 records
Connecticut21 records
West Virginia20 records
Georgia19 records
Alabama17 records
Maryland16 records
Texas16 records
Saskatchewan14 records
Northwest Territories13 records
Prince Edward Island12 records
New Brunswick11 records
Manitoba10 records
South Dakota9 records
Arkansas6 records
Missouri6 records
Yukon6 records
Indiana5 records
Delaware4 records
District of Columbia4 records
Iowa4 records
Kentucky3 records
Rhode Island2 records
Nebraska1 records
Oklahoma1 records

All state and province foraging laws

Identification traits

Cap shape	flat
Underside (gills, pores or teeth)	pores
Ecology	saprotrophic
Spore print color	white

Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.

About

Trichaptum abietinum is a species of poroid fungus in the order Hymenochaetales. It is saprophytic, growing from dead conifer wood. The white-gray cap is 1–4 cm wide and usually no more than 0.5 cm thick, shelved and fanlike, with brownish and leathery flesh. The spores are white, cylindrical, and smooth. The species is inedible. Similar species include Trichaptum biforme, Bjerkandera adusta, and Trametes versicolor.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the original article.