Fungus · GBIF taxon 9227816
Cinnabar Polypore
Trametes cinnabarinaAlso known as Cinnabar Bracket, Cinnabar Red Polypore
Bright reddish-orange shelf brackets cluster on decaying hardwood logs and stumps in temperate forests across the Northern Hemisphere. Their vibrant coloration comes from cinnabarin, a natural pigment with antimicrobial properties that helps protect the fungus during decomposition. As fruiting bodies mature, they fade to salmon-pink or pale cinnamon while remaining dry, tough, and firmly attached to the host wood.
Bracket FungusBrightly ColoredWood Decayer
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Not EvaluatedConservation statusIUCN Red List categoriesLCNTVUENCREWEXNot Evaluated — not placed on the risk ladderRed List categories, explained →
Diet & prey
- Dead hardwood
- Lignin
- Cellulose
Predators
- Fungus beetles
- Mites
- Slugs
ThreatsDeforestation and removal of deadwood habitats
HabitatsDeciduous forests, mixed woodlands, logging clearings
Life spanFruiting bodies persist for several months to a year
Size / weightNot available
Classification
- FamilyPolyporaceae
- SpeciesTrametes cinnabarina
Range data is not available yet.
Interaction riskLow
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- Why interaction risk is low
- Many wild mushrooms have toxic look-alikes; never eat wild fungi based on app identification alone.
Responsible observation
- Habitat Searching: Scan fallen cherry, birch, and oak logs in sunlit forest clearings.
- Pore Inspection: Check the underside for minute, bright orange pores measuring five to six per millimeter.
- Spores and Spreading: Leave mature shelf brackets undisturbed on logs to allow continuous spore dispersal.
Fungal Competitor (c) Richard Jacob, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Richard Jacob · cc-by
Wood Decayer (c) Alan Rockefeller, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by
Close Relative Fábio Ortiz Goulart / CC BY-SA 4.0 · cc-by-sa
Genus Relative Jerzy Opioła / CC BY-SA 3.0 · cc-by-sa
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