Woolly Velvet Polypore - Onnia tomentosa
Flat, brown, velvety cap with yellowish edges. The pores and cap bruised brown.
Habitat: Growing in on the ground in a mostly coniferous forest. There were at least a dozen growing in the area.
This fungus is a plant pathogen, and causes root rot, primarily in spruce.
''Onnia tomentosa'' is a species of fungus in the family Hymenochaetaceae commonly known as the woolly velvet polypore. It is frequently found in coniferous forests at higher altitudes, often growing in large groups, rather rare at lower altitudes. It is a plant pathogen, and causes tomentosus root rot, primarily in spruce.