Fomitopsis ochracea
A species of Fomitopsis Scientific name : Fomitopsis ochracea Genus : Fomitopsis
Fomitopsis ochracea, A species of Fomitopsis
Scientific name: Fomitopsis ochracea
Genus: Fomitopsis
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Description
The fomitopsis ochracea (Fomitopsis ochracea) has a particular range of trees to which it will attach, and grows strictly in hardwood forests. It is one of the newer mushrooms to be classified, only given an official name in 2011! Before this identification, they had been mistaken for several other mushroom species.
Colors
Brown
Black
Gray
White
Orange
Habitat
The fomitopsis ochracea grows in woods and wooded areas and it's primarily associated with birch and Populus species, and occasionally conifers. It grows on dead or decaying wood as well as on living trees.
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General Info
Habitat
The fomitopsis ochracea grows in woods and wooded areas and it's primarily associated with birch and Populus species, and occasionally conifers. It grows on dead or decaying wood as well as on living trees.
Cap Diameter
20 cm
Endangered Species
No
Habit
Saprophytic
Substrate
On wood
Smell
Faint sweet odour
Species Status
Widespread across
How to identify it?
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Club fungi Class
Mushroom-forming fungi Order
Shelf fungi Family
Bracket polypores Genus
Fomitopsis Species
Fomitopsis ochracea