The black footed polypore gains it’s name from the black stipe supporting the fruiting body. It’s a saprophytic species growing on dead hardwood. This quite large and colourful fungus has not previously been reported on campus so I was excited to see several fruiting bodies together on 13th September 2018. All had been disturbed and lifted out of the substrate – no idea whether this was by an interested person or by animals.
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- Underside of fruting body showing pores and the distinctive black stipe
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- The upper surface is a deep red/brown and quite glossy
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- From the side the cap is shown to be a cone
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- With hand for scale – ring finger is 8cm long
