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Piptoporus betulinus
Shape almost like a bell
In a mix forest in,Gerês national park,in Leonte,Cabril mountain
"The velvety cut surface of the fruiting body was traditionally used as a strop for finishing the finest of edges on razors. It is also said to have medicinal properties, and this fungus was carried by "Ötzi the Iceman" – the 5,000 year old mummy found in Tyrol." from wikipedia https://www.google.pt/url?sa=t&rct=j...
Spotted on Jan 10, 2015
Submitted on Feb 11, 2015
6 Comments
You are welcome,these curiositys make things much more interesting and give a human perspective about this organism,iam glad you like fungi,in my case they are the kind of organism i love most.
Thanks for the note about Otzi the Iceman carrying birch polypore - I will never look at it in quite the same way again!
Your welcome, AntonioGinjaGinja....
Thanks maplemoth662
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