Top and underside of this beautiful fungus.
Gilled Polypore (Trametes betulina)
Gilled polypore is a widespread bracket or shelf fungus which grows on dead hardwood trees and aids in their decomposition.
The underside of this one.
The irregular "gills" on its undersurface are really just elongated pores, but nevertheless help to differentiate it from turkey tail (T. versicolor), which can bear a resemblance when viewed from above, but has typical pores underneath.
Oak Mazegill Mushroom Identification:
Oak mazegill is a mushroom that grows in heartwood or already rotting wood. These types of stemless mushrooms are called conks. The top of the conk grows in various shades of brown. The underside starts off as porous, but forms slits that look like an elaborate maze as it ages. Fruiting bodies can grow to be 1-8 inches in diameter and 3 inches thick.
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