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| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | FOMES FOMENTARIUS |
| VERNACULAR NAME: | TINDER BRACKET |
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| Fig 1 |
| FRUIT BODY | 5-50cm in diameter. Hoof-shaped and concentrically grooved. Greyish upper surface is hard and rough. Very distinctive in appearance. |
| GILLS/PORES | The pores are light grey and darken when handled. |
| FLESH | Brown, hard and fibrous with an acrid taste. Fruity smell. |
| SPORES | Brownish-yellow, ellipsoid. |
| HABITAT | In dense clusters on birch and occasionally beech. |
| SEASON | Common. Throughout the year. |
| EDIBILITY | Inedible. r |