Unknown Polypore
12/14/06 in Pisgah Woods, Northboro

It is about 4" wide.  Growing on a dead tree that I think was an oak but could be a maple.  The black top of the bracket attracted my attention.  It pealed off the tree quite easily.  It is light in weight.  It did not yield a spore print, overnight, so it might be dormant or dead.  The pores are very small and can not be seen with the naked eye.

It makes me think of Mossy Maple Polypore - Oxyporus populinus.

Underside

Pores photographed next day in micro mode.

Note the cracks formed due to drying overnight.

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