Tinder Fungus, Horse Hoof Fungus, Tinder Polypore or Ice Man Fungus, Fomes fomentarius, Polyporaceae.

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Tinder Fungus, Horse Hoof Fungus, Tinder Polypore or Ice Man Fungus, Fomes fomentarius, Polyporaceae. A species of fungal plant pathogen found in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. The species produces very large fruit bodies which are shaped like a horse's hoof and vary in colour from a silvery grey to almost black, though they are normally brown. In northern areas, it is most common on birch, while, in the south, beech is more typical.

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