25 December 2008 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Coriolus versicolor Fruiting Body A thin bracket, laterally attached to the substrate, upper surface concentrically zoned, velvety then smooth, colour variable, rust, brown, grey blue, margin whitish, underside whitish, pores 3 to 5 per mm, to about 8 cm across Flesh White, tough Season All year Distribution Very common Habitat On dead wood of deciduous trees, usually in large clusters Spore Print Whitish to pale yellow Microscopic Features Spores sausage shaped or cylindrical, smooth (1.5-2) x (5-6) µm2 Edibility Inedible |