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Red Belt Fungus

Fomitopsis pinicola

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Field Notes

Description:

2-16 inches, the Red Belt Fungus has a hard-woody cap. Dark red to brown or gray to black, with red band near rounded edge.

Habitat:

On dead trees, stumps or logs. Occasionally on living trees.

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Spotted for Missions

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Mushroom Mapping
Mission
Nonflowering Plants & Mushrooms of the NorthEastern US
Photographed
PublishedMay 2, 2014

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