Dyers Polypore fungus Phaeolus schweinitzii in pine forest.

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Dyers Polypore fungus Phaeolus schweinitzii in pine forest. Also known as velvet-top fungus, dyer's polypore, or dyer's mazegill. A large polypore fungus that grows in layers from the roots or the base of coniferous trees especially pine trees. This polypore is a parasite rotting the roots and sometimes killing the host tree. , commonly known as velvet-top fungus, dyer's polypore, or dyer's mazegill

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Location: Ornamental drive, Forest National Park, Hampshire, United Kingdom.
Photo credit: © Fungi by Andy Newman / Alamy / Afripics
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