Bracket fungi, or shelf fungus, are fungi notable for bearing fruiting bodies (conk) as or in a "bracket": a grouping of individual mushroom caps
that lie in a close planar grouping of separate or interconnected horizontal rows. Brackets can range from only a single row of a
few caps, to dozens of rows of caps that can weigh several hundred pounds. Many types of bracket fungi are polypores.
Examples of bracket fungi include the Oyster mushroom, Sulphur shelf, Birch
Bracket, and the Beefsteak Fungus.
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