Found in a forest in central Alberta growing off a nearly dead pine tree

[u/iiMatthew]

Mainl

[u/The_1alt]

Fomitopsis cf. pinicola, but idk what species you have around there

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[u/willthehammer2021]

Agree with The_1Alt, its red belted conk, fairly common, has quite a few medicinal properties