Conifer Mazegill - Gloeophyllum sepiarium

Alternative names
Rusty-gilled Polypore
Description

A perennial polypore with rust-brown to dark-brown felty and zonate caps.  The pores are yellowish-brown, labyrinthine and elongated or gill-like; 15 - 20 per cm at margins.

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Photograph upper and lower fertile surface to show pores; note host plant and substrate

Habitat

Found on the deadwood of conifers, usually spruce.

VC55 Status

Infrequent or under recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland where there are only 6 records to 2016.

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Species profile

Common names
Conifer Mazegill
Species group:
Fungi
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Gloeophyllales
Family:
Gloeophyllaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
7
First record:
27/10/2016 (Semper, Alan)
Last record:
13/12/2025 (Pochin, Christine)

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