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Northern Red Belt

Fomitopsis mounceae

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 455, February 455, March 620, April 892, May 1,121, June 977, July 775, August 691, September 607, October 740, November 498, December 393.
United States21,597
Canada21,472
British Columbia10,785
Washington6,830
Ontario3,741
Oregon3,259
Maine2,143
Nova Scotia2,067
New York1,571
California1,564

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Traits

Group and habits

  • Shelf fungus formDescends from a fungal lineage whose members are commonly shelf or bracket fungi.Inferred from its group
  • Grows on woodDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly grow on wood.Inferred from its group
  • Saprotrophic fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly decompose dead organic matter.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderShelf Fungi · Polyporales
FamilyBracket Polypores · Fomitopsidaceae
GenusFomitopsis

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