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Fomitopsis betulina
An annual birch polypore with a light brown, kidney-shaped cap and firm flesh. The pores were tan and showed signs of age.
Growing on a rotting, snowy log in a mixed forest.
Interestingly, the surface of the fruiting body was traditionally used as a strop for sharpening the edges on razors. It also makes good tinder for fires. "Ötzi the Iceman" (the 5,000-year-old mummy found in Tyrol) was carrying this fungus.
Spotted on Jan 20, 2018
Submitted on Jan 22, 2018
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