Extract from Wikipedia article: Fomes fasciatus is species of fungus in the family Polyporaceae. It a plant pathogen that causes white rot of heartwood of hardwoods. Originally described in 1788 by Swedish botanist Olof Swartz from specimens collected in Jamaica, it is also found in North America.
Bracket mushrooms Fomes fasciatus on a tree in Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 18, 2018 Wolf Pen Creek Trail, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Fomes fasciatus mushrooms in Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 18, 2018 Wolf Pen Creek Trail, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Fomes fasciatus mushrooms taken from Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 18, 2018
Hoof mushrooms Fomes fasciatus on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 28, 2018 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Hoof polypore mushrooms Fomes fasciatus on a fallen oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 4, 2018 Raccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Bracket polypore mushrooms Fomes fasciatus on a fallen oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 4, 2018 Raccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Underside of a polypore mushroom Fomes fasciatus on a fallen oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 4, 2018 Raccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Pores of a bracket mushroom Fomes fasciatus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 4, 2018 Raccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Bracket polypore mushrooms Fomes fasciatus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 6, 2019 Raccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Pore surface of a bracket polypore mushroom Fomes fasciatus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 6, 2019 Raccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Brown cap of a bracket polypore mushroom Fomes fasciatus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 6, 2019 Raccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Hoof polypore mushrooms Fomes fasciatus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, June 26, 2019 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Hoof polypore mushrooms Fomes fasciatus on a small oak(?) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, June 26, 2019 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Hoof polypore mushrooms Fomes fasciatus in area of floodplain in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, June 26, 2019 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Hoof mushrooms Fomes fasciatus on a tree near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 20, 2019 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Bracket mushrooms Fomes fasciatus on a fallen live oak on Hoots Hollow Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020 40-Acre Lake Trail, Needville, TX 77461, USA
Pore surface of a bracket mushroom Fomes fasciatus on a fallen live oak on Hoots Hollow Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020 40-Acre Lake Trail, Needville, TX 77461, USA
Detached bracket mushrooms Fomes fasciatus on Hoots Hollow Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020 40-Acre Lake Trail, Needville, TX 77461, USA
Mature southern clam shell mushrooms (Fomes fasciatus) on a dry tree in Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 24, 2020 2301 Eastmark Dr, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Southern Clam Shell polypore mushroom Fomes fasciatus on a log on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, August 22, 2020 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
Pore surface of Southern Clam Shell mushroom Fomes fasciatus on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, August 22, 2020 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
Cross section of Southern Clam Shell polypore mushroom Fomes fasciatus on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, August 22, 2020 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
Southern clam shell polypore mushroom (Fomes fasciatus) changing direction of growth on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, September 12, 2020 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Caps of southern clam shell polypore mushroom (Fomes fasciatus) on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, September 12, 2020 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Fresh caps of southern clam shell polypore mushroom (Fomes fasciatus) on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, September 12, 2020 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Southern clam shell mushrooms (Fomes fasciatus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 20, 2020 Raccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Caps of southern clam shell mushrooms (Fomes fasciatus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 20, 2020 Raccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Southern clam shell polypore mushroom (Fomes fasciatus) on a fallen tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 27, 2020 Raccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Southern clam shell polypore mushrooms (Fomes fasciatus) on a log in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 27, 2020 Raccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Caps of southern clam shell polypore mushrooms (Fomes fasciatus) on a log in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 27, 2020 Raccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Southern Clam Shell mushrooms (Fomes fasciatus) on a dry oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 4, 2020 Raccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Underside of Southern Clam Shell mushrooms (Fomes fasciatus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 4, 2020 Raccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Southern clam shell mushroom (Fomes fasciatus) on a dry oak tree in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 18, 2020 State Park Rd 40, New Waverly, TX 77358, USA