Although sometimes classed as a stalked polypore, I pulled this one up and it had roots, simply a polypore forming on top of a broken stem? Sacha Reserve, Ecuador.
This is a widespread conifer root parasite, causing Butt Rot. It yields green, brown and yellow natural dyes. Photo from near Gibson, British Columbia.
Summary[edit] Description: When young, this neotropical polypore is soft, and can grow around obstacles. Photo from near Argentina-Brazil border. Date: 23 January 2015, 21:50. Source: Trametes cubensis. Author: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada.
Summary[edit] Description: Čeština: Houba z Podkomorských lesů, Česká republika, jižní Morava. Date: 2 August 2014, 09:22:47. Source: Own work. Author: Dendrofil.
Summary[edit] Description: Laetiporus gilbersonii. Date: 11 October 2014, 10:13. Source: Laetiporus gilbersonii. Author: Daniel Neal from Sacramento, CA, US.
Summary[edit] Description: Forms as ether a small bracket on the sides of a log or a flat sheet when under side of log. Common name: None Found: Native forests Substrate: On wood Spore: WhiteHeight: 15 mm Width: 30 mm Season: Early summer Edible: No. Date: 28 March 2011, 11:38. Source: Antrodiella zonata. Author: Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand. Camera location43° 23′ 31.47″ S, 170° 11′ 00.45″ EView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-43.392075; 170.183458.