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Shelf mushroom

Fomitopsis pinicola

Description:

About 15-20cm diameter at the longest.

Habitat:

Bridal Trails park

Notes:

I lack knowledge in mushrooms and have been slowly learning.

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2 Comments

veneta.tashev
veneta.tashev 9 years ago

Did some exploration and Fomitopsis pinicola sounds appropriate.

GreenBugs
GreenBugs 9 years ago

There's a few different versions or color patterns for the edge of Fomitopsis pinicola, so that would be a starter suggestion rather than an exact ID. They are very common shelf mushrooms or polypores of the Pacific Northwest
http://greennature.com/article92.html

veneta.tashev
Spotted by
veneta.tashev

Washington, USA

Spotted on Aug 15, 2014
Submitted on Aug 17, 2014

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