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| Phellinus rimosus- Polyporaeae |
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| Also known as Fomes rimosus |
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This fungus grows on living or dead black locust. For what I see, the Polypore was growing first on the tree when it was alive. As the tree fell down. the Polypore 'accommodated' itself and a new fungus -lower left- is growing in the right position! the size of this exemplar is 42cm, about 17 inches. The fungus becomes cracked as it ages. The tubes (inner structure that releases pores) grow 2-5mm per season, so imagine how old this one could be! This and the one below were found in Rancocas Nature Center few minutes away from Smithville Park, NJ.
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| Different views of the same polypore in another spot. |
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