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Quinine Conk

Fomitopsis officinalis

Photo by brettpim
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45.6218, -75.03

Field Notes

Description:

Very tough thick shelf-like caps.

Habitat:

growing on a tree stump

Notes:

Beautiful when beaded with water droplets.
very smooth surface rules out Oxyporus populinus
Other "common names" include Larch polypore, Quinine fungus,

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
auntnance123
Finally an explanation. I ask this same question regarding this spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7042870 Thank you Jim; and thank you brettpim for the cool spotting that the mystery solved.
brettpim
Thanks for this note; I have always wondered about the water droplets
JimCornish
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.

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Mushroom Mapping
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 17, 2011

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