Tinder Bracket
Fomes fomentarius (L.) Fr.
Also called: Hoof Fungus
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.
Photos
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Photo: Randall H.. CC0. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Ivan Wiljanen. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Jason Hill. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Leanne Stacy Reitan. CC0. Source (inaturalist)
Lookalikes
No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.
Season
When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.
The highlighted bar is the current month.
View season data as a table
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 75 |
| February | 74 |
| March | 125 |
| April | 237 |
| May | 322 |
| June | 286 |
| July | 313 |
| August | 473 |
| September | 424 |
| October | 357 |
| November | 162 |
| December | 89 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Ontario 445 records · Foraging rules
- New York 290 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 196 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 186 records · Foraging rules
- New Hampshire 183 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 171 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 153 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 135 records · Foraging rules
- Vermont 131 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 104 records · Foraging rules
- Alaska 104 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 102 records · Foraging rules
- Maine 80 records · Foraging rules
- Nova Scotia 68 records · Foraging rules
- Alberta 54 records · Foraging rules
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- Manitoba47 records
- Connecticut45 records
- Idaho35 records
- New Brunswick35 records
- Tennessee29 records
- West Virginia24 records
- North Carolina23 records
- Washington23 records
- Prince Edward Island21 records
- Montana20 records
- Virginia19 records
- Ohio16 records
- Saskatchewan16 records
- New Jersey14 records
- Yukon13 records
- Northwest Territories10 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador9 records
- District of Columbia9 records
- Rhode Island9 records
- Iowa8 records
- Indiana6 records
- South Dakota6 records
- Alabama5 records
- Florida4 records
- Oregon4 records
- Maryland4 records
- Illinois4 records
- Texas3 records
- Missouri3 records
- California3 records
- Georgia2 records
- North Dakota2 records
- Mississippi2 records
- Louisiana2 records
- Wyoming1 records
- Nebraska1 records
- Kentucky1 records
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