Extract from Wikipedia article: Daedaleopsis confragosa, commonly known as the thin walled maze polypore or the blushing bracket, is a species of polypore fungus in the family Polyporaceae. A plant pathogen, it causes a white rot of injured hardwoods, especially willows. The fruit bodies are semicircular and tough, have a concentrically zoned brownish upper surface, and measure up to 20 cm (8 in) in diameter. The whitish underside turns gray-brown as the fruit body ages, but bruises pink or red. It is found all year and is common in northern temperate woodlands of eastern North America, Europe, and Asia. The species was first described from Europe in 1791 as a form of Boletus, and has undergone several changes of genus in its taxonomic history. It acquired its current name when Joseph Schröter transferred it to Daedaleopsis in 1888.
AI-generated description
Daedaleopsis confragosa is a polypore fungus that grows on deciduous trees, particularly willow, alder, and birch. In St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast, it is commonly found in urban parks and forests, often on fallen logs or stumps. In north-western Russia, the species is widely distributed, fruiting from June to October, with a peak in July and August. It typically grows solitary or in small groups, forming semicircular to fan-shaped caps with a wavy or lobed margin, and a poroid to daedaloid hymenophore.
Pores of thin-walled maze polypore mushroom (Blushing Bracket, Daedaleopsis confragosa) on a dry branch of willow near northern road in Yuntolovsky Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 1, 2017 Zapadniy Skorostnoy Diameter, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Thin-walled maze polypore mushroom (Blushing Bracket, Daedaleopsis confragosa) near northern road in Yuntolovsky Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 1, 2017 Zapadniy Skorostnoy Diameter, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Gills of thin-walled maze polypore mushroom (Blushing Bracket, Daedaleopsis confragosa) grown on willow taken from Yuntolovsky Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 1, 2017
Zones on a cap of thin-walled maze polypore mushroom (Blushing Bracket, Daedaleopsis confragosa) taken from Yuntolovsky Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 1, 2017
Prostrate form of young thin-walled maze polypore mushroom (Blushing Bracket, Daedaleopsis confragosa) on a dry branch of hazelnut in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 17, 2017 Aptekarskaya nab., 6, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197022
Thin-walled maze polypore mushroom (Blushing Bracket, Daedaleopsis confragosa) on a dry branch of hazelnut in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 17, 2017 ul. Professora Popova, 1/6, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197022
Gills of thin-walled maze polypore mushroom (Blushing Bracket, Daedaleopsis confragosa) on a dry branch of hazelnut in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 17, 2017 ul. Professora Popova, 1/6, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197022
Thin-walled maze polypore mushrooms (Daedaleopsis confragosa) on a dry branch of hazelnut in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 17, 2017 ul. Professora Popova, 1/6, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197022
Old caps of thin-walled maze polypore mushroom (Blushing Bracket, Daedaleopsis confragosa) or may be D. septentrionalis in area of Blizhnie Dubki near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, April 7, 2017 Polyanskaya dor., g. Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Gills of thin-walled maze polypore mushroom (Blushing Bracket, Daedaleopsis confragosa) or may be D. septentrionalis taken from area of Blizhnie Dubki near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, April 7, 2017
Blushing bracket mushrooms (Daedaleopsis confragosa) on a fallen willow near Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 16, 2017 Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188664
Gills of a blushing bracket mushroom (Daedaleopsis confragosa) on a fallen willow near Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 16, 2017 Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188664
Blushing bracket polypore mushroom (Daedaleopsis confragosa) in lower Sergievka Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 5, 2017 Oraniyenbaumskoye Shosse, 2, Petergof, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 198504
Pores of blushing bracket mushroom (Daedaleopsis confragosa) in lower Sergievka Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 5, 2017 Oraniyenbaumskoye Shosse, 2, Petergof, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 198504
Blushing bracket mushrooms (Daedaleopsis confragosa) near Lisiy Nos, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 17, 2018 Saint Petersburg, Russia, 197755
Blushing bracket mushrooms (Daedaleopsis confragosa) on a fallen bird cherry(?) near Lisiy Nos, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 17, 2018 Saint Petersburg, Russia, 197755
Group of blushing bracket mushrooms (Daedaleopsis confragosa) or may be D. septentrionalis near Lisiy Nos, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 17, 2018 Saint Petersburg, Russia, 197755
Gills of blushing bracket mushrooms (Daedaleopsis confragosa) or may be D. septentrionalis near Lisiy Nos, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 17, 2018 Saint Petersburg, Russia, 197755
Thin-walled maze polypore mushroom (Blushing Bracket, Daedaleopsis confragosa) in Tarkhovka near Sestroretsk. West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 18, 2018 Peschanaya Ulitsa, 3, Tarkhovka, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197701
Cap of a thin-walled maze polypore mushroom (Blushing Bracket, Daedaleopsis confragosa) in Tarkhovka near Sestroretsk. West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 18, 2018 Peschanaya Ulitsa, 1, Tarkhovka, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197701
Underside of a thin-walled maze polypore mushroom (Blushing Bracket, Daedaleopsis confragosa) in Tarkhovka near Sestroretsk. West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 18, 2018 Peschanaya Ulitsa, 1, Tarkhovka, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197701
Mature blushing bracket mushrooms (Daedaleopsis confragosa) on a willow tree near Tikhoretskiy Prospekt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 2, 2021
AI-generated summary of observations
Observations of Daedaleopsis confragosa in Leningrad Oblast and north-western Russia revealed various growth forms and habitats. The fungus was found growing on dry branches of willow, hazelnut, and bird cherry, as well as on fallen trees. The mushrooms exhibited different shapes, including prostrate and upright forms, with varying cap sizes and gill structures. Some specimens showed zones on the cap, while others had old, worn-out caps. The observations were made in various locations, including Yuntolovsky Park, Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute, and areas near Saint Petersburg, between March and October, over several years. The fungus was also found in different stages of maturity, from young to mature specimens.
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