The
cap is wide, loosely fan-shaped, brown with a yellow-orange margin during growth, velvety then smooth, and leathery with a mild odor and taste. The tissue darkens in
KOH. The spores are white, cylindrical, and smooth.
Similar species Similar species include
G. trabeum,
Daedaleopsis confragosa,
Daedalea quercina,
Lenzites betulina,
Trametes betulina, and
T. versicolor. ==Habitat and distribution==