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Phaeolus schweinitzii
Starts out watery on the top but as it matures, it becomes velvety and then hardens and feels like wood. I love the formations and the coloration of these ones.The largest one in this formation is about 8 1/2 inches across.
Brown-rot on roots of living conifers, in this case a Spruce. Albion Under the Trees is our property and is in the Pacific Northwest temperate rainforest zone. I have never seen such a great display of polypores as this one and it is right beside my driveway!!
Often used for dying wool, it yields an array of earth tones, the exact colour varying greatly with the age of the fruitbody. I have never dyed wool, but this sounds like a fun thing to do when I retire!!
Spotted on Sep 20, 2012
Submitted on Sep 22, 2012
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Hey, Jean, notice that one of the common names for this is Velvet Top like you were thinking when we discussed it.