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Sprague's Polypore
Fomitopsis spraguei
33.9728, -83.7307
Field Notes
Description:
Caps. Occurring in clusters. Largest cap ca. 6 inches wide, and approximately 3/8 inches thick at the margin. White/off-white with orange-brown margins.Cap surfaces rough/irregular with detritus embedded in tops of caps. Droplets of fluid near margins on top and underside.
Pore surface white. Pores angular, 4-6/mm.
Habitat:
Brackets growing at the base (east and north sides) of a live oak tree (Quercus sp.) growing on the east-facing shore (receives morning/midday sun; shaded in the afternoon) of a reservoir.
Notes:
Identification confirmed by Patrick Leacock on FB All Things Polypore submission: https://www.facebook.com/...
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Fomitopsis spraguei
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PublishedAugust 6, 2016
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