Bracket fungi are those tough, shelf-like growths you’ve probably seen on tree trunks and fallen logs in the woods. They belong to a large, heterogeneous group of fungi commonly called polypores ...

The bitter bracket fungus, Amaropostia stiptica, is probably not available at your local farmer's market, and if you didn't get the hint from its name, it's because it tastes really, really terrible.

These so-called shelf or bracket fungi (or "conks") are woody and long-lasting, unlike the soft, fleshy, delicate mushrooms of the warmer months. Some species can live on a tree trunk for years ...

Researchers have identified Amaropostia stiptica, commonly known as the bitter bracket fungus, as the source of the most bitter compound ever recorded, enhancing our understanding of taste perception.

If one were to eat substances from blandest to nastiest, the bracket fungus, Amaropostia stiptica, would sit at the farthest end of the unpleasant spectrum. A team of scientists determined just what ...

Also called bark fungus, bract fungus, bracket fungus and conks, these various colorful growths indicate that fungi rot is breaking down the lignin in the wood. The mushrooms are the fruiting ...

Also known as the bitter bracket fungus, this tree-growing mushroom is so unpleasant that scientists decided to investigate its molecular makeup. The researchers found three previously unknown ...

The common, familiar mushrooms, stinkhorns, and toadstools come to mind, as well as bracket fungi on rotting trees. Of course, certain fungi are prominent and welcomed members of the gastronomical ...

is one of the most common polyporous bracket fungi and, as the name suggests, grows almost exclusively on Birch trees. The brackets burst out from the bark of the tree, and these fruiting bodies ...

The fungus is from the species Fomitiporia ellipsoidea, and is a so-called perennial polypore, or bracket fungus. Up top is a picture of Professor Yu-Cheng Dai holding "small" fragments of the ...

Meadow mushrooms, puffballs and bracket fungi are among the mushrooms that participants might see on the walk, Sampliner said. The meadow mushroom is commonly found growing in lawns or other open ...

The very best place to find them is around the bracket fungi that grow profusely on rotting logs. Pleasing fungus beetles are about 1 inch long and their eyes, head, legs and underside are shiny black ...