Tinder Conk mushroom, Fomes fomentarius, growing on a red birch tree, along Bull River, in Sanders County, Montana.

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Tinder Conk mushroom, Fomes fomentarius, growing on a red birch tree, along Bull River, in Sanders County, Montana. This mushroom is also referred to by the common names of Tinder Polypore, Tinder fungus, Hoof Fungus. Past scientific synonyms include Boletus fomentarius, Agaricus fomentarius, Pyropolyporus fomentarius, Fomes subzonatus, Polyporus populinus, Fomes niveus, Fomes albescens, and at least 20 others. Kingdom: Fungi Division: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes Order: Polyporales Family: Polyporaceae Genus: Fomes Species: F. fomentarius

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Size: 3433px × 4705px
Location: Bull River, Sanders County, Montana, USA
Photo credit: © Imago Boleti / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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