Niveoporofomes spraguei |
Formerly Fomitopsis spraguei. Niveoporofomes spraguei made quick work of this oak stump. A brown rot fungus that degrades cellulose in its search for food, leaving behind lignin. |
These two sets of images show a ten day time lapse. Summer. |
The margin of Niveoporofomes spraguei varies in color; reddish brown (usually when very young) to light brown and will bruise green when handled. |