The underside of a hairy bracket mushroom (Trametes hirsuta), showing the pores. The mushroom was found growing on a red birch stump (Betula occidenta

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The underside of a hairy bracket mushroom (Trametes hirsuta), showing the pores. The mushroom was found growing on a red birch stump (Betula occidentalis), south of Troy, Montana, on a winter afternoon. Scientific synonyms of T. hirsuta include Boletus hirsutus, Boletus nigromarginatus, Boletus velutinus, Coriolus hirsutus, Coriolus nigromarginatus, Coriolus vellereus, Coriolus velutinus, Daedalea polyzona, Polyporus fagicola, Polystictus nigromarginatus, Trametes porioides, and quite a few others. Kingdom: Fungi Division: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes Order: Polyporales Family: Polyporaceae Genus: Trametes Species: T. hirsuta

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Size: 4608px × 3072px
Location: Troy, Montana, USA
Photo credit: © Martin Battilana Photography / Alamy / Afripics
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