Texas Wildbuds

Trametes sanguinea

(Cinnabar Bracket)

Trametes sanguinea, Buescher State Park, Bastrop Co. 5958

Trametes sanguinea, Buescher State Park, Bastrop Co. 5954

Scientific Name	Trametes sanguinea (Pycnoporus sanguineus_	USDA PLANTS Symbol	N/A
Common Name	Cinnabar Bracket Mushroom, Blood Red Bracket Mushroom	ITIS Taxonomic Serial No.	N/A
Family	Polyporaceae (Bracket Fungi)	SEINet Reference	N/A
Description	Habitat: Hardwood forests; found on dead oak and elm tree trunks, logs, and stumps; it obtains nutrients from decomposing dead hardwood. Cap: Thin, semicircular to fan-shaped bracket, 1-1/8 to 4 inches across, growing directly on the side of dead hardwood logs, stumps, or fallen branches without a stalk; upper surface is a deep blood-red to vermillion orange, finely downy when young and becoming nearly smooth with age; flesh is thin, 1 to 5 mm thick, tough and corky, with no food value. Tubes and Pores: Pore surface underneath bracket is the same vivid red. Stem None. Fruiting Period: Summer and fall. References: Texas Mushrooms, Out Grow and iNaturalist.		Texas Status: Native

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