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MUSHROOMS. EDIBLE AND OTHERWISE 



Fomes igniarius. Fr. 



This is rather a common species in our state ; black or brownish-black in 

 color, somewhat triangular in shape, and frequently hoof-shaped. The zones 

 indicating the yearly growth are plainly marked, and the tubes are quite long 

 and of a dark brown color. Their growth is rather slow, and it requires years 



Figure 349. Fomes igniarius. 



to produce some of the moderate sized specimens. Prof. Atkinson of Cornell 

 University found a specimen which he believed to be over 80 years old. 



This is called by many authors Polyporus igniarius (L.), Fr. Murrill calls 

 it Pyropolyporus igniarius. This plant is widely distributed over the- United 

 States, and is met frequently in every wood in Ohio. 



