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MINNESOTA MUSHROOMS 



Fomes pinicola Pine Fomes 



Cap 15-30 cm. wide, red-brown or dark brown, rough, corky-woody, without a 

 distinct crust, swollen, shelf-like ; pores small, whitish to yellowish ; spores rarely 

 found. The name refers to the host. 



Common on the trunks of conifers ; perennial. 



Figure 58. Fomks applaxatus 



Fomes fraxinophiliis Ash Fomes 



Cap 5-10 cm. wide, grayish to red-brown, somewhat downy, corky, without a 

 .-.rust, more or less cracked, pale within ; pores small, round, whitish or yellowish : 

 spores pale, ellipsoid, 7-9 X 6-7^i. The name refers to the host. 



("ommon on the trunks of deciduous trees, especially ash ; perennial. 



