On the exposed root of a
Douglas Fir stump.
On a Douglas Fir stump.
I was amazed at the color and fragrance (like fruity chocolate?) of this Fomitopsis cajanderi, and pleased to finally identify it by describing it on Google. Dozens of these were growing on the cut end of three pieces of a large Douglas-fir log. The underside was quite soft and seemed to bruise when I picked it. It provided no visible spore print on white paper or a brown paper bag.