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Tinder Polypore

Fomes excavatus

Mushrooms
Tinder Polypore, photo 1 of 5
Tinder Polypore, photo 2 of 5
Tinder Polypore, photo 3 of 5

Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.

Fungus. Grows in forests and in marshes.

There are 316 observations of Tinder Polypore in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Estrie and Laurentides, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in May and August and become rare from November to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais67
  2. Estrie63
  3. Laurentides46
  4. Capitale-Nationale36
  5. Montérégie21
  6. Montréal16
  7. Lanaudière13
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches9
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean9
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent7
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine6
  12. Centre-du-Québec6
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6
  14. Côte-Nord6
  15. Laval2
  16. Mauricie2
  17. Nord-du-Québec1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

Tinder BracketFomes fomentarius
Brown Cubical Rot of BirchFomitopsis betulina
Aspen BracketPhellinus tremulae
Artist's BracketGanoderma applanatum
Northern Red BeltFomitopsis mounceae
Ganoderma megalomaGanoderma megaloma
Willow BracketPhellinus igniarius
Ochre-banded ConkFomitopsis ochracea
ChagaInonotus obliquus
King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
Red-banded PolyporeFomitopsis pinicola
Cracked Cap PolyporeFulvifomes robiniae