A wet, sap-covered Tinder Conk mushroom, Fomes fomentarius, growing on a red birch tree, in the mountains along Threemile Creek, Troy, Montana.
A wet, sap-covered Tinder Conk mushroom, Fomes fomentarius, growing on a live red birch tree, in the mountains along Threemile Creek, west of 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
Size: 3000px × 4110px
Location: Troy, Montana USA
Photo credit: © Martin Battilana Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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