Blackfoot Polypore
Taken at Dalzell Estate on 22nd July 2022 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode.
Fact File


Blackfoot Polypore.
Species:
Order:
Family:
A.K.A. 		Royoporus badius.
Polyporales.
Polyporaceae.
Habitat:
Cap diameter:
Stem:
Season:
Edibility:
 		It grows on fallen trunks and branches of various hardwoods.
5 - 20 cms.
2 - 8 cms. long
Late Spring - Autumn.
The white flesh of this polypore fungus is much too tough to be of any culinary interest.
When picking any fungus for consumption, caution should be exercised at all times.