Pyrofomes juniperinus
(Fomes juniperinus, Tinder Fungus, Juniper Pocket Rot, Pyrofomes demidoffii)

Habitat

Grows on Juniper trees throughout Colorado and the southwest.

Description

A Shelf like conk growing from Juniper in dryer areas of Colorado. Given the name I assume it can be used as a tinder fungus similarly to Phellinus igniarius. P. demidoffii is a similar European species.

Location

Colorado

Spore Print

Brown

Edibility

Inedible

Color

Brown / Orange

Last Updated

May 05 2022 11:03 AM

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