Fomitopsis pinicola (2 Photos)

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“Red banded Polypore” Saprotrophic. Brown rotter associated with conifers.  Rarely on hardwoods in conifer forests. This perennial polypore is a woody hoof-shaped conk with a shiny dark gray to red-brown cap surface and a paler yellow to white margin. It grows a new layer of tubes each year. The hymenium is cream to white.