A baby Agarikon mushroom, Laricifomes officinalis, found growing on a dead ponderosa pine, Pinus ponderosa, log, on Callahan Creek, in Troy, Montana.
A baby Agarikon mushroom, Laricifomes officinalis, found growing on a dead ponderosa pine, Pinus ponderosa, log, on Callahan Creek, in Troy, Montana. This small mushroom measures inches wide and inches long. The conk is probably about 3 years old. The Agarikon mushroom also goes by other common names, including quinine conk and larch polypore. Scientific synonyms include Fomitopsis officinalis, Fomes officinalis, Polyporus officinali, Piptoporus officinalis, Cladomeris officinalis, Ungulina officinalis, Agaricum officinale, Boletus laricis, Fomes laricis, Boletus purgans, Boletus agaricum, and Fomes fuscatus. Laricifomes officinalis Kingdom: Fungi Division: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes Order: Polyporales Family: Fomitopsidaceae Genus: Laricifomes Species: L. officinalis
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Location: Troy, Montana, USA
Photo credit: © Martin Battilana Photography / Alamy / Afripics
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