Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Polyporales Family: Polyporaceae
Species: Skeletocutis nivea (Jungh.) Jean Keller
Synonyms: Incrustoporia nivea
Incrustoporia semipileata
Leptotrimitus semipileatus
Polyporus niveus
Polyporus semipileatus
Tyromyces semipileatus
Common Name: Hazel Bracket
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Skeletocutis nivea

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Corylus avellana (5)
Betula (2)
Fagus sylvatica (2)
Quercus (2)
Acer pseudoplatanus (1)
Salix (1)
Ulmus glabra (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (9)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (6)
Woodland (6)
Woodland: mixed (6)
Woodland: broadleaved (4)
Built up area, domestic (3)
Parkland and scattered trees (3)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (3)
Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (3)
Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (2)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (2)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, high forest (2)
Calcareous grassland: unimproved (1)
Grassland: acidic, semi-improved, upland (1)
Marsh/marshy grassland (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, coppice with standards (1)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Fallen Branch (7)
Branch (4)
Stump (2)
Bark (1)
Dead Branch (1)
Fallen Tree (1)
Fallen Twig (1)
Sawn Wood (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (2)
April (2)
July (1)
August (2)
September (6)
October (14)
November (3)
December (3)