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Fomitopsis officinalis
Looking sculptural, often high on conifers in PNW (reported in NY)
on conifer wood
Important medicinal and cultural mushroom
Spotted on Oct 10, 2008
Submitted on Feb 28, 2011
2 Comments
WHOA. That is incredible! I also thought it was some kind of beehive!
Wow, what a fascinating mushroom. It looks part beehive and part hand-carved vessel.