Smokey Bracket Taken at Baron's Haugh on 15th December 2020 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Smokey Bracket. Species: Order: Family: Bjerkandera adusta. Polyporiales. Meruliaceae. Habitat: Season: Edibility: Dead hardwood, and very occasionally on dead conifers Summer, autumn and early winter. Tough and inedible. When picking any fungus for consumption, caution should be exercised at all times.