Daedaleopsis confragosa (Bolton) J. Schröt.
(Blushing Bracket)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDaedaleopsis confragosa (Blushing Bracket)
FamilyPOLYPORACEAE (a family of polypores)
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 Daedaleopsis confragosa (Blushing Bracket) :
1: Daedaleopsis confragosa (Blushing Bracket)
6 Oct 2013 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on dead, fallen willow trunk
Image 1: Bracket - RSImage 2: Brackets - top viewImage 3: Brackets - top view (2)Image 4: Brackets - top view (3)Image 5: Brackets - top view (4)Image 6: Bracket - top viewImage 7: Bracket - top view (2)Image 8: Bracket - under surfaceImage 9: Pore surface - showing bruisingImage 10: Bracket - RS - close-up - enlargedImage 11: Bracket - RS - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 12: Bracket - RS - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 13: Pore surface - mid radius - close-up - enlargedImage 14: Pore surface - near attachment point - close-up - enlargedImage 15: Pore surface - near attachment point - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 16: Pore surface - near attachment point - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 17: Pore surface - near attachment point - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 18: Pore surface - near margin - close-up - enlargedImage 19: Pore surface - near margin - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 20: Pore surface - showing bruising - close-up - enlargedImage 21: Spores - magnifiedImage 22: Spores - magnified (2)Image 23: Spores - magnified (3)Image 24: Spores - highly magnified
2: Daedaleopsis confragosa (Blushing Bracket)
6 Oct 2013 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on dead, fallen trunk
Image 1: Brackets - top viewImage 2: Brackets - top view (2)Image 3: Brackets - top view (3)Image 4: Brackets - top view (4)
3: Daedaleopsis confragosa (Blushing Bracket)
18 Sep 2001 OSGR: TQ02 51° 0’ N, 0° 30’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on fallen willow
Image 1: Cap - in situImage 2: Caps - in situImage 3: Caps - in situ (2)Image 4: Pores - close-upImage 5: Pore surfaceImage 6: Pores - enlargedImage 7: Pores - enlarged (2)
4: Daedaleopsis confragosa (Blushing Bracket)
18 Sep 2001 OSGR: TQ02 51° 0’ N, 0° 30’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on fallen Birch
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap surface - close-up
5: Daedaleopsis confragosa (Blushing Bracket)
2 Oct 1997 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on broken trunk/branches of Salix ?fragilis
Image 1: Bracket - top surfaceImage 2: Bracket - under surface showing poresImage 3: Colour change with alkali on surface of bracketImage 4: Fruitbody - top surface - close-upImage 5: LS fruitbodyImage 6: LS fruitbody showing depth of poresImage 7: Pore surface - close-upImage 8: Under surface - close-up
6: Daedaleopsis confragosa (Blushing Bracket)
20 Dec 1975 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Image 1: Bracket - in situImage 2: Bracket - top surface - in situImage 3: Bracket - under surface - in situImage 4: Pore surface - close-up - enlarged
7: Daedaleopsis confragosa (Blushing Bracket)
27 Oct 1974 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Brackets - top surface - in situImage 2: Bracket - under surface - in situ
8: Daedaleopsis confragosa (Blushing Bracket)
29 Sep 1968 OSGR: TQ22 51° 0’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Brackets - top surface - in situ

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Wright, M. 2000 Daedaleopsis confragosa Vol 1 (2) Page: Back cover

Daedaleopsis confragosa (Blushing Bracket) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Daedaleopsis confragosa (Blushing Bracket)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 25 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Daedaleopsis confragosa (Blushing Bracket)

A common bracket fungus, especially on Salix. It turns purplish when bruised (hence the common name) or bright purple with alkali.

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