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  • Fomitopsis cajanderi Mushroom
    Ref No: 7735
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    Fomitopsis cajanderi2 Mushroom
    Ref No: 7736
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    location: North America
    edibility: Inedible
    fungus colour: Brown, Black or blackish
    normal size: over 15cm
    cap type: Other
    stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent
    flesh: Flesh discolours when cut, bruised or damaged, Pore material cannot be seperated from flesh of the cap
    spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
    habitat: Grows on wood

    Fomitopsis cajanderi (Karsten) Kotlaba & Pouz. Fruit body perennial; no stem. Bracket up to 20cm across, 10cm wide, 7cm thick, flat to convex, with a sharp margin; light pinky-beige becoming darker pinkish brown or gray to blackish; finely felty becoming hairy or smooth. Tubes 1-3mm deep per season; pale pinky-brown; layers stratified, up to 2cm thick. Pores 4-5 per mm, circular to angular; surface rose colored. Flesh up to lcm thick, corky; rosy pink to light pinkish brown. Spores cylindrical, curved, smooth, 5-7 x 1.5-2µ. Deposit whitish. Hyphal structure dimitic; clamps present. Habitat singly or overlapping on dead conifer wood; rarely on hardwoods. Found throughout North America. Season all year. Edibility not known -inedible.

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