Red-Belted Conk

Fomitopsis pinicola

Family: Fomitopsidaceae

Also called: Red-Belted Conk, Red Belt Polypore, Pine Bracket

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Overview

Western perennial conk on dead and dying conifers. After 2016 taxonomic revision, true F. pinicola is restricted to western NA; eastern collections are F. mounceae.

Edibility

Tea / extract only

Rarity

common

Trophic mode

saprotrophic

Typical peak

Year-round

Season

Year-round — typical fruiting months: , Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.

Host trees & substrate

Dead standing pine snags and logs
Dead standing hemlock snags and logs

Where it grows

Appalachian Highlands
Northeast
Upper Midwest / Great Lakes
Southeast Coastal Plain
Texas
Rocky Mountains
Desert Southwest
Sierra Nevada & Nor-Cal
Pacific Northwest

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