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Description: My picture shows a very young specimen of Inonotus dryadeus, appearing at the base of an oak tree. Inonotus means "fibrous" (ino-) and "ear-like" (ot-); dryadeus means "oak" (dryad-) and "belonging or pertaining to" (-eus) in reference to the primary host of this species. Usually positioned at or near the base of the tree, Inonotus dryadeus has a lumpy, irregular cap with a finely velvety, dull yellow surface and a margin that exudes droplets of amber liquid when fresh and young. It has a buff pore surface that bruises and ages brown, composed of very tiny pores. |
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