MUSHROOMS

Red-banded Polypore

Fomitopsis pinicola

Mushrooms
Nativejaune
Red-banded Polypore, photo 1 of 5
Red-banded Polypore, photo 2 of 5
Red-banded Polypore, photo 3 of 5

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

0.1–10 cmCap

Fungus with a cap of 0.1–10 cm. Grows in conifers and in forests. Spore print yellow. Feeds on decaying organic matter.

There are 19 observations of Red-banded Polypore in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Chaudière-Appalaches and Lanaudière, and it has been reported in 8 of the 17 regions.

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