Shelf-like to hoof-like & usually on wood sightings


The fruitbodies of the fungi in this group grow from wood, but sometimes that wood may be buried. They range from fairly thin, shelf-like or bracket-like growths (with horizontal extent much greater than vertical thickness) to those that are very chunky (with vertical thickness equal to, or even greater than, horizontal extent).

 

In some species with shelf-like fruitbodies the shelves are wavy, rather than absolutely flat.

 

As well as the wholly shelf-like fruitbodies there are those that are flat sheet+shelf. These start as a flat growth on a downward facing surface (e.g. the lower side of a leaning trunk or of a fallen branch lying on the ground). After a while the upper edge of this sheet-like growth turns out from the wood to form a horizontal shelf. Technically such a composite growth form is described as effused-reflexed (effused: the sheet-like bit; reflexed: the shelf). In some species the shelf constitutes a significant proportion of the fruitbody and such species are included here.

 

There are other species that either remain flat on wood or where the margins of the mature fruitbody occasionally turn away from the wood, but very little and only to form a slight horizontal lip, with almost all of the mature fruitbody still the flat area. Look for those in Other fungi on wood.

 

Sometimes, understandably, you will be unsure whether you have a ‘shelf ‘or a ‘lip’. After all, a lip may be only an immature stage in the formation of a shelf. In a simple guide such as this, it is impossible to give a definitive answer for each case. The only possible advice is to look in each category and see if other features suggests a species or genus for your sighting.

 

Warnings

Some species which normally produce shelf-like to hoof-like fruitbodies can show considerable plasticity in fruitbody form, depending on where the fruitbody develops. For example, Pycnoporus coccineus (see the pored/maze-like sub-group) almost always produces shelf-like fruitbodies but you may find no more than a thick crust (seen on the underside of a ceiling) or an inverted, shallow cone (seen on the top side of a fallen branch). In such cases you would, quite understandably, look for a match to your sighting in some other category.



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Trametes coccinea at Brownlow Hill, NSW - 16 Jan 2025 by RandallG
Unidentified Shelf-like to hoof-like & usually on wood at Hastings, TAS - 9 Jan 2025 by LyndalT
Phellinus sp. (non-resupinate) (A polypore) at Manton, NSW - 9 Jan 2025 by ConBoekel
Laetiporus portentosus (White Punk) at Fraser, ACT - 3 Jan 2025 by mcstone
Laetiporus portentosus (White Punk) at Crookwell, NSW - 2 Jan 2025 by JaneR
Phellinus sp. (non-resupinate) (A polypore) at Cudgewa, VIC - 28 Dec 2024 by LyndalT
Unidentified Pored or somewhat maze-like on underside [bracket polypores] at Jerrawa, NSW - 27 Dec 2024 by ConBoekel
Trametes coccinea at North Lakes, QLD - 25 Dec 2024 by trevorpreston
Xylobolus illudens (Purplish Stereum) at Bungonia, NSW - 20 Dec 2024 by AlisonMilton
zz Polypore (shelf/hoof-like) at Shark Creek, NSW - 16 Dec 2024 by Topwood
Stereum sp. at Paddys River, ACT - 10 Dec 2024 by TimL
Trametes coccinea (Scarlet Bracket) at Gundaroo, NSW - 7 Dec 2024 by ConBoekel
Phellinus sp. (Phellinus sp.) at Green Cape, NSW - 7 Dec 2024 by Hejor1
Trametes coccinea (Scarlet Bracket) at Green Cape, NSW - 7 Dec 2024 by Hejor1
Polypore sp. at Green Cape, NSW - 7 Dec 2024 by Hejor1
Trametes sp. at Green Cape, NSW - 7 Dec 2024 by Hejor1
Laetiporus portentosus (White Punk) at Manton, NSW - 6 Dec 2024 by SandraH
Piptoporus australiensis (Curry Punk) at Russell, ACT - 4 Dec 2024 by Hejor1
Trametes sp. at Orangeville, NSW - 3 Dec 2024 by elisebird
Rhodofomitopsis lilacinogilva complex (Lilac Shelf Fungus) at Kangaroo Valley, NSW - 1 Dec 2024 by lbradley
Trametes coccinea (Scarlet Bracket) at Pebbly Beach, NSW - 29 Nov 2024 by jeremyahagan
Phellinus sp. (non-resupinate) (A polypore) at Bungonia, NSW - 26 Nov 2024 by KorinneM
Phellinus sp. (non-resupinate) (A polypore) at Bungonia, NSW - 26 Nov 2024 by AlisonMilton
Trametes sp. at Rocky Hall, NSW - 25 Nov 2024 by JTran
Rhodofomitopsis lilacinogilva complex (Lilac Shelf Fungus) at Rocky Hall, NSW - 24 Nov 2024 by JTran
Trametes coccinea (Scarlet Bracket) at Pipeclay, NSW - 22 Nov 2024 by MVM
Laetiporus sulphureus at Orangeville, NSW - 22 Nov 2024 by belleandjason3113
Trametes coccinea (Scarlet Bracket) at Lake George, NSW - 20 Nov 2024 by clarehoneydove
Stereum ostrea (Golden Curtain Crust/Sunset Fungus) at Pipeclay, NSW - 19 Nov 2024 by MVM
Trametes coccinea (Scarlet Bracket) at Bungonia, NSW - 17 Nov 2024 by Jenny54
Stereum ostrea (Golden Curtain Crust/Sunset Fungus) at Jamberoo, NSW - 16 Nov 2024 by nancyp
Hexagonia vesparia at Greenleigh, NSW - 16 Nov 2024 by Hejor1
Stereum ostrea (Golden Curtain Crust/Sunset Fungus) at Pipeclay, NSW - 11 Nov 2024 by MVM
Unidentified Underside smooth or wrinkled/roughened <Stereum etc> at Strahan, TAS - 9 Nov 2024 by LyndalT
Trametes (old Pycnoporus sp.) (Scarlet Bracket) at Dunbogan, NSW - 8 Nov 2024 by Nette
Unidentified Underside smooth or wrinkled/roughened <Stereum etc> at Guildford, TAS - 7 Nov 2024 by LyndalT
Ganoderma australe at Guildford, TAS - 7 Nov 2024 by LyndalT
Aurantiporus pulcherrimus (Strawberry bracket) at Luina, TAS - 6 Nov 2024 by LyndalT
Phellinus sp. (non-resupinate) (A polypore) at Campbell, ACT - 6 Nov 2024 by Hejor1
Trametes (old Pycnoporus sp.) (Scarlet Bracket) at Iluka, NSW - 5 Nov 2024 by Topwood
Hexagonia sp. at Iluka, NSW - 5 Nov 2024 by Topwood
Laetiporus portentosus (White Punk) at Denman Prospect, ACT - 4 Nov 2024 by PGL
Trametes sp. at Coolagolite, NSW - 1 Nov 2024 by timharmony
Gloeophyllum at Queanbeyan, NSW - 31 Oct 2024 by Hejor1
Hexagonia vesparia (Wasp Nest Polypore) at Holder, ACT - 28 Oct 2024 by Hejor1
Ganoderma sp. (Ganoderma sp.) at Lorne, NSW - 21 Oct 2024 by Butlinz
Stereum sp. at Lorne, NSW - 19 Oct 2024 by Butlinz
Unidentified Pored or somewhat maze-like on underside [bracket polypores] at Golden Valley, TAS - 19 Oct 2024 by Clarel
Unidentified Underside smooth or wrinkled/roughened <Stereum etc> at Golden Valley, TAS - 19 Oct 2024 by Clarel
Phellinus sp. (non-resupinate) (A polypore) at Ngunnawal, ACT - 19 Oct 2024 by Hejor1
Trametes coccinea (Scarlet Bracket) at Bombay, NSW - 19 Oct 2024 by MatthewFrawley
Laetiporus portentosus (White Punk) at Lawson, ACT - 7 Oct 2024 by mroseby
Trametes (old Pycnoporus sp.) (Scarlet Bracket) at Lanitza, NSW - 6 Oct 2024 by MountKremnos
Trametes sp. at North Nowra, NSW - 5 Oct 2024 by mahargiani
Trametes versicolor (Turkey Tail) at Barrengarry, NSW - 5 Oct 2024 by mahargiani
Rhodofomitopsis lilacinogilva complex (Lilac Shelf Fungus) at Bundanoon, NSW - 4 Oct 2024 by mahargiani
Trametes coccinea (Scarlet Bracket) at Bundanoon, NSW - 4 Oct 2024 by mahargiani
Trametes coccinea (Scarlet Bracket) at Evans Head, NSW - 3 Oct 2024 by AliClaw
Trametes coccinea (Scarlet Bracket) at Mount Annan, NSW - 2 Oct 2024 by MatthewFrawley
Laetiporus portentosus (White Punk) at Windellama, NSW - 2 Oct 2024 by AnneG1
Trametes coccinea (Scarlet Bracket) at Wedderburn, NSW - 2 Oct 2024 by MatthewFrawley
Trametes coccinea (Scarlet Bracket) at Bungonia, NSW - 1 Oct 2024 by MatthewFrawley
Polypore sp. at Benandarah, NSW - 30 Sep 2024 by Hejor1
Trametes coccinea (Scarlet Bracket) at Surf Beach, NSW - 29 Sep 2024 by Hejor1
Phaeotrametes decipiens (A Polypore) at Ainslie, ACT - 29 Sep 2024 by TimL
Trametes versicolor (Turkey Tail) at Charleys Forest, NSW - 28 Sep 2024 by arjay
Trametes coccinea (Scarlet Bracket) at Bombay, NSW - 27 Sep 2024 by MatthewFrawley
Rhodofomitopsis lilacinogilva complex (Lilac Shelf Fungus) at Splitters Creek, NSW - 26 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Trametes coccinea at Moreton Island, QLD - 24 Sep 2024 by trevorpreston
Trametes coccinea (Scarlet Bracket) at Porters Creek, NSW - 21 Sep 2024 by Clarel
Hexagonia vesparia (Wasp Nest Polypore) at Reid, ACT - 20 Sep 2024 by Hejor1
Truncospora ochroleuca at Gundaroo, NSW - 20 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Ganoderma at Acton, ACT - 20 Sep 2024 by JTran
Laetiporus portentosus (White Punk) at Gundaroo, NSW - 20 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Trametes versicolor (Turkey Tail) at Hackett, ACT - 16 Sep 2024 by Clarel
Trametes versicolor (Turkey Tail) at Nicholls, ACT - 15 Sep 2024 by Hejor1
Trametes coccinea (Scarlet Bracket) at Nicholls, ACT - 15 Sep 2024 by Hejor1
Trametes coccinea (Scarlet Bracket) at Tilba Tilba, NSW - 14 Sep 2024 by Janie
Trametes versicolor (Turkey Tail) at Currowan, NSW - 13 Sep 2024 by UserCqoIFqhZ
Laetiporus portentosus (White Punk) at Crace, ACT - 13 Sep 2024 by HappyWanderer
zz Polypore (shelf/hoof-like) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Phellinus sp. (non-resupinate) (A polypore) at Tallong, NSW - 7 Sep 2024 by Aussiegall
Trametes coccinea (Scarlet Bracket) at Captains Flat, NSW - 5 Sep 2024 by Csteele4
Unidentified Pored or somewhat maze-like on underside [bracket polypores] at Ipswich, QLD - 3 Sep 2024 by LyndalT
Trametes sp. at Lake George, NSW - 1 Sep 2024 by abread111
Laetiporus portentosus (White Punk) at O'Connor, ACT - 29 Aug 2024 by ConBoekel
Trametes coccinea (Scarlet Bracket) at Albury, NSW - 29 Aug 2024 by KylieWaldon
Truncospora ochroleuca at Ainslie, ACT - 28 Aug 2024 by Hejor1
Trametes coccinea (Scarlet Bracket) at Goulburn, NSW - 27 Aug 2024 by trevorpreston
Trametes coccinea (Scarlet Bracket) at Yuraygir, NSW - 26 Aug 2024 by lbradley
Xylobolus illudens (Purplish Stereum) at Yass River, NSW - 24 Aug 2024 by SenexRugosus
Stereum hirsutum at Beechworth, VIC - 24 Aug 2024 by KylieWaldon
Trametes sp. at Qunaba, QLD - 23 Aug 2024 by lbradley
Trametes coccinea (Scarlet Bracket) at Jerrawa, NSW - 23 Aug 2024 by ConBoekel
Phellinus sp. (Phellinus sp.) at Moruya, NSW - 23 Aug 2024 by LisaH
Laetiporus portentosus (White Punk) at Moruya, NSW - 23 Aug 2024 by LisaH
Trametes coccinea at Seventeen Seventy, QLD - 22 Aug 2024 by lbradley
Phellinus sp. (non-resupinate) (A polypore) at Holt, ACT - 22 Aug 2024 by AlisonMilton
Truncospora ochroleuca at Goulburn, NSW - 21 Aug 2024 by trevorpreston
Laetiporus portentosus (White Punk) at Acton, ACT - 20 Aug 2024 by RWPurdie

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