Bjerkandera adusta (Willd.) P. Karst.
(Smoky Bracket)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBjerkandera adusta (Smoky Bracket)
FamilyMERULIACEAE (rosette fungi)
OrderPOLYPORALES (polypores)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Bjerkandera adusta (Smoky Bracket) :
1: Bjerkandera adusta (Smoky Bracket)
4 Oct 2011 OSGR: SO46 52° 20’ N, 2° 50’ W Vice County: Hereford (VC 36) England
pale-capped form/stage, on fallen wood
Image 1: Brackets - in situ - top viewImage 2: Brackets - in situ - top view - close-upImage 3: Brackets - young - in situ - top view - close-upImage 4: Growth form on flat horizontal surfaceImage 5: Growth form on flat horizontal surface (2)Image 6: Growth form on flat horizontal surface - close-upImage 7: Pore surfaceImage 8: Bracket margin - top surface - close-up - enlargedImage 9: Bracket - RS - close-up - enlargedImage 10: Bracket - RS - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 11: Pore surface - close-up - enlargedImage 12: Pore surface with bruising - close-up - enlargedImage 13: Pore surface with bruising - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 14: Spores - magnifiedImage 15: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 16: Spores - highly magnified (2)Image 17: Spores - highly magnified (3)Image 18: Spores - highly magnified (4)
2: Bjerkandera adusta (Smoky Bracket)
8 May 2004 OSGR: TF40 52° 40’ N, 0° 10’ E Vice County: Cambs (VC 29) England
on fallen Poplar and stumps
Image 1: Top viewImage 2: Top view - close-upImage 3: Top view - close-up (2)Image 4: Underside - close-up
3: Bjerkandera adusta (Smoky Bracket)
14 Dec 1975 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
on birch
Image 1: Fruitbodies - uppersides - close-upImage 2: Fruitbodies - upper sides - in situImage 3: Fruitbodies - undersides - close-upImage 4: Fruitbodies - under sides - in situImage 5: Pore surface - close-up - enlarged
4: Bjerkandera adusta (Smoky Bracket)
14 Dec 1975 OSGR: SU93 51° 0’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
on Beech
Image 1: Fruitbodies - close-up - in situImage 2: Fruitbodies - under sides - in situImage 3: Pore surface - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. 2004 Profiles of Fungi No. 135: Bjerkandera adusta Mycologist Vol 18 (4): 174.

Bjerkandera adusta (Smoky Bracket) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Bjerkandera adusta (Smoky Bracket)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 16 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Bjerkandera adusta (Smoky Bracket)
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