Hazel Porecrust - Dichomitus campestris
An annual polypore, usually resupinate. The colour ranges from cream to rusty brown, and as it mature it develops a black margin along entire base. The fertile surface has corase pores spaced at 1 - 2 per mm.
Photograph fertile surface to show pores; note host plant and substrate
On deciduous wood, usually living Oak or Hazel, causing white rot (ref. Laessoe & Petersen)
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
Melinda Bell
Alistair's Wood, Lount
20 April 2023
older pores turn brown
Melinda Bell
Shepshed,Piper Wood
22 October 2023
Melinda Bell
Alistair's Wood, Lount
20 April 2023
resupinate growth
Melinda Bell
Shepshed,Piper Wood
22 October 2023
3.5 cm long
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Species profile
- Common names
- Hazel Porecrust
- Species group:
- fungus
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Polyporales
- Family:
- Polyporaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 4
- First record:
- 24/01/2023 (Bell, Melinda)
- Last record:
- 14/01/2025 (Graves, Hazel)
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