Ischnoderma resinosum
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| Ischnoderma resinosum (Schrad.) P. Karst.
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Ischnoderma resinosum is a species of fungus in the Fomitopsidaceae family. Commonly known as Late Fall Pollypore or Benzoin bracket this shelf is 7-25cm across, velvety, dark red/brown, aging black. Its spongy but tough, sweet smelling flesh exudes a red liquid when young. This fungus fruits on hardwood logs and stumps late in the Fall.
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