Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales Family: Polyporaceae
Species: Fomes fomentarius (L.) Fr.
Synonyms: Boletus fomentarius
Fomes griseus
Polyporus fomentarius
Polyporus inzengae
Polyporus mirus
Ungularia albescens
Ungularia nivea
Ungularia populina
Ungularia subzonata
Common Name: Hoof Fungus


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Fomes fomentariusPhotographer: © David Mitchel
Photographer: © David Mitchel

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (4)
Acer (1)
Acer pseudoplatanus (1)
Betula (1)
Fraxinus excelsior (1)
Picea sitchensis (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland and scrub (2)
Woodland (1)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Standing Dead Tree (3)
Log (2)
Tree (2)
Fallen log (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (5)
June (1)
July (1)
August (1)
September (2)
October (2)
November (2)
December (1)