Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales	Family: Polyporaceae
Species: Fomes fomentarius (L.) Fr.

Synonyms:

Boletus fomentarius Carn y Fedwen Fomes griseus Polyporus fomentarius Polyporus inzengae Polyporus mirus Ungularia albescens Ungularia nivea Ungularia populina Ungularia subzonata

Common Name:

Hoof Fungus

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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)