Key Identification Features
- Both wood decayed by this fungus and cultured mycelium of the species often have a distinct smell of green apples.
- When broken open, the inner context is woody, creamy-white in colour, and lacks any distinct internal bands.
- Its surface is smooth and may be resinous, and it typically has a bumpy margin.
- Older specimens darken to grey or brown, and their colour bands become less visible but remain distinct.
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