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Fomes pinicola. (Szvarts.) Fr. 



Pinicola means dwelling- on pine. It is found on dead pine, spruce, balsam, 

 and other conifers. It resembles Fomes leucophaeus but is somewhat stouter and 



Figure 348. Fomes pinicola. 



does not have as hard and firm a crust. The young growth is at the margin, and 

 is whitish or tinged with yellow, while the old zones are reddish. The tube surface 

 is whitish-yellow or yellowish. This is frequently called Polyporus pinicolus. 

 (Swartz.) Fr. 



