Close look at
Resinous Polypore
Habitat: saprobe on dead trees either standing, fallen or stumps
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Form changes over time. Usually attached to wood like a half circle shelf, "shelfs" can overlap. Center is dark red-brown with whitish edge.
Growth Form
Mature Specimen
Top down look. Note the form, coloring and the drop of red resin.
Metabolism exudes
RESIN DROPLETS
Drops colored yellowish here, turning eventually to red
ON THE LANDSCAPE
This is not a common polypore mushroom. Look for it on dead deciduous wood, occasionally on coniferous trees in the Pacific Northwest.