Red-banded Polypore

Fomitopsis pinicola

Summary 7

Fomitopsis pinicola, in English sometimes known as Red Banded Polypore, is a polypore mushroom of the genus Fomitopsis. The species is common throughout the temperate Northern hemisphere. An alternative binomial name is Fomes pinicola.

Description 8

Cette espèce fait l'objet d'un projet de sciences participatives en relation avec l'INPN et mené en partenariat avec Noé Conservation (www.biodiversite-foret.fr).

Associations 9

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Fomitopsis pinicola is saprobic on dead log (large) of Pinopsida

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Fomitopsis pinicola is saprobic on dead log (large) of Pinus sylvestris

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Fomitopsis pinicola is saprobic on dead log (large) of Picea sitchensis

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Fomitopsis pinicola is saprobic on dead trunk of Betula

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