Greasy Bracket

Aurantiporus fissilis, or the greasy bracket, is a species of poroid fungus in the family Polyporaceae. It is a plant pathogen. Although known primarily as a central and northern European species, it was recorded in Taiwan in 2016. It is inedible.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Greasy Bracket being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Postia tephroleuca
• Postia lactea
• Somion unicolor
• Trametes suaveolens
• Vanderbylia robiniophila
• Rigidoporus ulmarius

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Basidiomycota

Class

Agaricomycetes

Order

Polyporales

Family

Meruliaceae

Genus

Aurantiporus

Species

Aurantiporus fissilis

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