Distribution: Pacific Northwest
Habitat: Coniferous forests
Substrate: Conifer wood
Conservation Status: Not of concern
General appearance is that of a shelving polypore with teeth. Undulating, lumpy, densely strigous cap. Margin is yellowish, cap brown darkening to black. May be broken up into lobes or tongues. Spines acicular, white, aging to gray. May or may not have a lateral pseudostem.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Gloiodon occidentalis in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
CalPhotos: Gloiodon occidentalis photos