Winter. Black-Footed Polypore, Royoporus badius, found growing on the trunk of a dead black cottonwood log, Populus trichocarpa, in Troy, Montana.

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Winter. Black-Footed Polypore, Royoporus badius, found growing a dead black cottonwood log, Populus trichocarpa, along the lower end of Callahan Creek, in Troy, Montana. Winter. This mushroom also goes by the common names Black-Leg Polypore, and Bay Polypore. Scientific synonyms include Picipes badius, Polyporellus badius, Polyporus durus, Polyporellus picipes, Polyporus picipes, Polyporus badius, Grifola badia, Boletus badius, Boletus batschii, and Boletus durus. Kingdom: Fungi Division: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes Order: Polyporales Family: Polyporaceae Genus: Royoporus Species: R. badius

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Location: Troy, Montana, USA
Photo credit: © Martin Battilana Photography / Alamy / Afripics
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