31 August 2008 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Polyporus lentus Cap Convex then flattened, sometimes depressed, with coarse dark scales, yellow brown to cinnamon brown, to about 10 cm across Pores Whitish to cream, large, angular, decurrent Stem Whitish, lateral, eccentric or central Flesh White, elastic Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Spring to early autumn Distribution Frequent Habitat On dead branches of deciduous trees, favouring hazel and beech Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal (12-16) x (4-6) µm2 |