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Chaga fungus, Inonotus obliquus, growing on a red birch tree, Betula occidentalis, in the Bonner Swamp, near Camp Nine, north of Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
Chaga fungus, Inonotus obliquus, growing on a red birch tree, Betula occidentalis, in the Bonner Swamp, near Camp Nine, north of Bonners Ferry, Idaho. 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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