fomentarius

Thomé says that Boletus laricis and Polyporus fomentarius yield the “amadou” of commerce.

Among the Mushrooms A Guide For Beginners Caroline A. Burgin

= -- The _Polyporus fomentarius_, or "tinder mushroom" or, as it is sometimes called, "German tinder," was once employed in the manufacture of tinder.

Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. George Francis Atkinson 1886

Some, however, grow to a very large size, as for instance, _Polyporus fomentarius_ on poplars near

Himalayan Journals — Complete 1864

There may be two reasons for this: first, a fresh mushroom when crushed or pressed becomes a soft mucoid mass; the second could be an ancient connection between Fomes fomentarius and the fly agaric, which, if improperly prepared and then ingested, might lead to the same sort of frenzied, hyperactive behavior observed in botfly-infested animals.

VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VIII No 2 1981

Another fungal growth is associated with the white birch: Fomes fomentarius, the bracket or shelf fungus used as punk, tinder, touchwood, wick for thousands of years, perhaps even before 10,000 B.C.

VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VIII No 2 1981

Fungi, etc., p. 103) hoof-shaped fruit bodies of _Polyporus fomentarius_ and _igniarius_ are used for flower pots.

Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. George Francis Atkinson 1886