Birch polypore
Fomitopsis betulina
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Fomitopsis betulina
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Polyporales
- Family
- Fomitopsidaceae
- Under the cap
- Pores
- Cap
- Bracket
- Stem
- No stem
- Lives by
- Breaking down dead matter, Parasite
- Season
- Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
- Habitat
- Dead wood, Living trees
- Spore print
- White
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- Strips of its tough flesh were once used to put a fine edge on razors, hence the name razor strop fungus.
- Ötzi the Ice Man carried two pieces of it on a string, perhaps as medicine.
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Similar fungi
- Red belted conk
Fomitopsis pinicola
- Chicken of the woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
- Reishi
Ganoderma lucidum
Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q96894257 · All fungi · All entries