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PolyporeTinder Common Name:
Tinder Polypore
 
 
Scientific Name: Fomes fomentarius

 

Habitat/Season: On Dead Deciduous Wood or Wounds of LIve Deciduous Trees / Year-Round

 

Comment: Cap Size: 2 - 8" This common hoof-shaped polypore has been used for years as a starter log for rapid fire ignition in Europe.