Chaga fungus, Inonotus obliquus, growing on the moss-covered trunk of a red birch tree, Betula occidentalis, near Iron Creek, Troy, Montana

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(vertical) Chaga fungus, Inonotus obliquus, growing on the moss-covered trunk of a red birch tree, Betula occidentalis, near Iron Creek, sorth of Troy, Montana Common names for I. obliquus include, cinder conk, clinker polypore, and birch conk. Past scientific synonyms include Boletus obliquus, Polyporus obliquus, Physisporus obliquus, Poria obliqua, Fomes obliquus, Phaeoporus obliquus, Mucronoporus obliqua, Scindalma obliquum, Phellinus obliquus, Xanthochrous obliquus, and Fuscoporia obliqua. Kingdom: Fungi Division: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes Order: Hymenochaetales Family: Hymenochaetaceae Genus: Inonotus Species: I. obliquus

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Location: Troy, Montana, USA
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