Willow bracket fungus?

[ledders666]

Hello,

 

Im after some advice on a fungus, I have lent my ident books out so Im stuck!

 

The fungus I have is a bracket fungus found 2' from ground level at the base of a willow tree. The fungus has a distictive purple top when rubbed clean, The under side is brown pores. The trees the fungus are on are in decline with one of them being dead I cant see any other fruiting bodies.

 

Does any one have an idea from the discription?

 

Thanks

Josh

[David Humphries]

Soft annual type bracket or hard perrenial type?

 

If the former, I would hazard a guess at Ganoderma resinaceum

 

 

 

Is it similar to this.......

 

Ganoderma resinaceum - Lacquered Bracket - David Humphries’s Fungi Directory - Arbtalk.co.uk | Discussion Forum for Arborists

 

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[ledders666]

Perrenial type, I can see each years growth on it

[Scottie]

What about Fomes fomentarius, Tinder fungus, hoof fungus?