Tinder Conk mushrooms, Fomes fomentarius, growing on a lichen covered dead red birch tree, Betula occidentalis,

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Tinder Conk mushrooms, Fomes fomentarius, growing on a lichen covered dead red birch tree, Betula occidentalis, along the lower end of Callahan Creek, in Troy, 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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Location: Montana
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