dyer's polypore
Dyer's polypore, Phaeolus schweinitzii.
A member of the bracket fungi family that grows from roots or the base of the host conifer in which it caused red-brown butt rot (this one emerged from the ground next to a sick-looking lodgepole pine).
The common name comes from the use of the intense colors to dye fabrics.
Lincoln Park, Seattle, Washington State, September 12, 2010.
dyer's polypore
Dyer's polypore, Phaeolus schweinitzii.
A member of the bracket fungi family that grows from roots or the base of the host conifer in which it caused red-brown butt rot (this one emerged from the ground next to a sick-looking lodgepole pine).
The common name comes from the use of the intense colors to dye fabrics.
Lincoln Park, Seattle, Washington State, September 12, 2010.