Mushrooms · La Saladita, Guerrero

Cinnabar Bracket

Trametes sanguinea

Spanish: Trametes sangrante

Cinnabar Bracket (Trametes sanguinea)
Photographed by adrian_mora on iNaturalist

Pycnoporus sanguineus is a white rot saprobic fungus. It was discovered on Guana Island (part of the Virgin Islands) but occurs throughout the tropics, usually growing on dead hardwoods. It grows in the form of a thin dry conk with a lateral attachment to its substrate, is bright orange on all surfaces with concentric zonation, and the pores on the underside are minute. It is inedible due to its tough texture.

TaxonomyAgaricomycetes › Polyporales › Polyporaceae
Also known asPycnoporus sanguineus (earlier scientific name)
Local records10 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records27,643 on iNaturalist
Most recent records2023 – 2025
Months of the 8 most recent records
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Cinnabar Bracket (Trametes sanguinea) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/trametes-sanguinea/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.