Red-belted Polypore Fomitopsis mounceae J.E. Haight & K.K. Nakasone    Synonyms: Fomitopsis pinicola (misapplied), Northern Red Belt.
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Agaricomycetes   >   Order Polyporales   >   Family Fomitopsidaceae   >   Genus Fomitopsis   

Status:

Found solitary or in groups, mostly on live conifers, occasionally hardwoods.

Description:

Fruiting body: Variously colored top but typically reddish near margin; hard; concentrically furrowed; shelf or hoof-shaped; corky/woody. Pores: Creamy-white, bruise yellow (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

There are 11 records in the project database.

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A Red-belted Polypore (pores) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/1/2010). Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Red-belted Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (8/1/2010). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Red-belted Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (8/1/2010). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Red-belted Polypore in Howard Co., Maryland (8/1/2010). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

A Red-belted Polypore (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/1/2010). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)


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