Tinder Conk mushroom, Fomes fomentarius, growing on a lichen covered red alder tree, along Bull River, in Sanders County, Montana.

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Tinder Conk mushroom, Fomes fomentarius, growing on a red alder tree, along Bull River, in Sanders County, 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

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Size: 3648px × 5472px
Location: Bull River, Sanders County, Montana, USA
Photo credit: © Martin Battilana Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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