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Inonotus obliquus Royalty Free Stock Photo

Inonotus obliquus, commonly known as chaga

Inonotus obliquus, commonly known as chaga mushroom a Latinisation of the Russian term `Ãâ¡ÃÂ°ÃÂ³ÃÂ°`, is a fungus in the family Hymenochaetaceae. It is parasitic on birch and other trees, usually appearing after the host tree is dead. The sterile conk is irregularly formed and has the appearance of burnt charcoal. It is not the fruiting body of the fungus, but a sclerotium or mass of mycelium, mostly black because of the presence of massive amounts of melanin.rnrnI. obliquus is found most commonly in the circumboreal region of the Northern Hemisphere where it is distributed in birch forests