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Southern Clam Shell
Fomes fasciatus is a perennial, woody, clam-shaped polypore of warm regions. It is closely related to and resembles the temperate Fomes fomentarius. Its upper surface has concentric gray, brown and black bands, which give it the name fasciatus ('banded'). It decays the wood of living and dead hardwoods.
Inedible; woody. The trauma layer can be used as tinder or amadou.
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