When: 2009-08-05
Collection location: Forest near Elgin St., Pembroke, Ontario, Canada [Click for map]
Who: Paul Derbyshire (Twizzler)
Notes:
These conks, found in MDZ1 in Zone 38, resemble Fomes fomentarius but were not growing on aspen. They were on a sizable dead jack pine.
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| I’d Call It That | 3.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Promising | 2.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Could Be | 1.0 | 5.97 | 1 | (Twizzler) | |||||
| Doubtful | -1.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Not Likely | -2.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| As If! | -3.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Overall Score sum(score * weight) / (total weight + 1) |
0.86 | 28.55% | |||||||
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| Vote | Score | Weight | Users | ||||||
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| I’d Call It That | 3.0 | 5.39 | 1 | ||||||
| Promising | 2.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Could Be | 1.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Doubtful | -1.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Not Likely | -2.0 | 5.62 | 1 | (myxomop) | |||||
| As If! | -3.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Overall Score sum(score * weight) / (total weight + 1) |
0.41 | 13.68% | |||||||
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| Vote | Score | Weight | Users | ||||||
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| I’d Call It That | 3.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Promising | 2.0 | 5.62 | 1 | (myxomop) | |||||
| Could Be | 1.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Doubtful | -1.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Not Likely | -2.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| As If! | -3.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Overall Score sum(score * weight) / (total weight + 1) |
1.70 | 56.60% | |||||||
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They are rather Fomes-like on the upper side, but the hymenium reminds more of Fomitopsis or Heterobasidion annosum (rarely hoof-shaped). The latter is easiest recognized by a strong reaction with Melzer’s (dextrinoid).
Does Fomitopsis officinalis occur on Jack pine..?
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but there are too many possibilities to suggest a name