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Fomitopsis officinalis
Very tough thick shelf-like caps.
growing on a tree stump
Beautiful when beaded with water droplets. very smooth surface rules out Oxyporus populinus Other "common names" include Larch polypore, Quinine fungus,
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Finally an explanation. I ask this same question regarding this spotting:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/704...
Thank you Jim; and thank you brettpim for the cool spotting that the mystery solved.
Thanks for this note; I have always wondered about the water droplets
These water droplet are an example of guttation, the appearance of water drops on leaves and mushrooms as a result of metabolic activity. It is most commonly visible on humid days. Another common polypore in Canada that produces this is the red belted polypore.