Common Mazegill

Habitat

This species grows on the dead wood of deciduous or broad-leaved trees. It typically forms irregular, spreading patches or overlapping tiers of narrow, shelf-like brackets that are loosely attached to the substrate.

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Appearance

Fruit body

Forms spreading, irregular patches or narrow, undulating, shelf-like brackets that often overlap in tiers; loosely attached to the wood surface with a wavy-lobed margin.

Bracket

Upper surface is umber-brown and finely velvety when fresh, later smooth and turning dark brown or black; surfaces may bruise darker.

Flesh

Pale brown, cream, or buff in color, often featuring a black line just beneath the upper surface; texture is tough and leathery, becoming brittle when dry.

Tubes

Ranging from 0.5 to 5 millimeters in depth and ochre-colored.

Pores

Large and angular to irregular or slot-like; initially grayish due to a white bloom, but maturing to yellowish-brown or umber where handled.

Spore print

White.

Edibility

This species is considered inedible. The flesh has a tough, leathery texture that becomes hard and brittle when it is dry.

Nutrient Source

This fungus obtains nutrients by decomposing dead organic matter, primarily wood.

Common Names

Danish

Blød begporesvamp

Dutch

Wijdporiekurkzwam

English

Common Mazegill

Finnish

kennokääpä

French

Tramète à odeur d'abricot

German

Großporige Tramete

Norwegian Bokmål

skorpekjuke

Norwegian Nynorsk

skorpekjuke

Swedish

stor hjortticka

Welsh

Tagell Ddryslyd Gyffredin

Synonyms

• Antrodia mollis
• Boletus substrigosus
• Cerioporus mollis
• Cerrena mollis
• Daedalea lassbergii
• Daedalea mollis
• Daedaleopsis mollis
• Datronia mollis — Common Mazegill
• Polyporus mollis
• Polyporus sommerfeldtii
• Polyporus sommerfeltii
• Trametes mollis
• Trametes serpens