Saturday, July 01, 2006

Fomitopsis pinicola



Algonquin Provincial Park, Bat Lake
25 June, 2006

I believe that these are three different examples of the same species. All growing on dead stumps and commonly called the Red-belted Polypore. Roger Phillips (Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America) says that this is the most commonly collected Polypore in North America.

2 comments:

Norene Griffin said...

very nice fungi. with the browned surface and white rim, they kind of look like pancakes right off the griddle.

brow of calm said...

Hi, I wonder if you could identify the species on this foto on my blog:
http://browofcalm.blogspot.com/2006/11/funky-fungi.html
I've been having trouble. I think they are 'fomitopsis pinicola'.
Love your blog BTW!