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The Winter Polypore has a 5-10 cm wide, hazel to grey-brown, convex cap that has a velvet feeling, but with age becomes smooth and shiny. The white, grayish or pale brownish stem reaches 2.5-5 cm high and 2-5 mm in diameter. Its stem is tough and dry, but doesn’t turn black like some of its similar species. The white, tiny, circular pores turn creamy colour as the fruit body reaches maturity. The Winter Polypore habits piles of brushwood or branches beneath hardwood trees, with a fondness of beech and birch wood. Fruiting occurs in Fall and Spring, but one can find thus mushroom nearly all year-round with favourable conditions. Some uses for this mushroom include: a slow-burning fuel, and as raw material in the dye-making process.
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