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Fomes excavatus
Most of the fruiting bodies were 5-15cm wide. Shapes ranged and included amorphic, horse-hooved, and fan-shaped. They had broad, concentric ridges and a very bumpy uppersurface. The underside had circular, cream to tan colored pores.
Growing on snags (mostly yellow birch) in a mixed forest.
This species is well known for its helpfulness in making fire by using the amadou, which is the spongy inner part of the fungus that makes an amazing tinder. In order to get the amadou, the fungus must first be removed from the tree, the hard outer layer scraped off, and then thin strips of the inner spongy layer cut for use as tinder.
Spotted on Jan 27, 2018
Submitted on Jan 30, 2018
3 Comments
Thanks gratography! I had to search around to find some photogenic ones. Most were not this pretty :)
I am still waiting to find as nice a specimen for a picture. Nice pic
Photos No. 1, 2, and 4, are beautiful photos....