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Heterobasidion occidentale — Bondarzewiaceae


Small to medium conk fungus. Brown to blackish cap, rough, cream on margin, caps overlapping. White pores. Parasitic.

Habitat: Solitary or scattered, underside of logs causes root disease, very destructive to conifers, also present in hardwoods.

Scent:
Not distinctive

Spores:
White

Season:
Autumn


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Brown to blackish cap
Spruce Railroad Trail, ONP

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Small white pores
Spruce Railroad Trail, ONP



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