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Red-belted Polypore
Fomitopsis mounceae J.E. Haight & K.K. Nakasone
Red-belted Polypore: https://mail.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/12428
Synonyms
Fomitopsis pinicola (misapplied) Northern Red Belt 
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11 Records

Status

Found solitary or in groups, mostly on live conifers, occasionally hardwoods.

Description

Fruiting body: Variously colored top but typically reddish near margin; hard; concentrically furrowed; shelf or hoof-shaped; corky/woody. Pores: Creamy-white, bruise yellow (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

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