Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Fomes fomentarius (commonly known as the Tinder Fungus, Hoof Fungus, Tinder Polypore or Ice Man Fungus) is a species of plant pathogen polypore found in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. The very large fruit bodies are shaped like a horse's hoof and vary in colour from a silvery grey to almost black, though they are normally brown. It grows on the side of various species of tree, which it infects through broken bark, causing rot. The species typically continues to live on trees long after they have died, changing from a parasite to a detrivore. Though inedible, F. fomentarius has traditionally seen use as the primary ingredient of amadou, a material used primarily as tinder, but also used to make clothing and other items. The 5,000-year-old Otzi the Iceman carried four pieces of F. fomentarius, concluded to be for use as tinder. It also has medicinal and other uses. The species is both a pest and useful in timber production, and has been proposed as an ecological means to clean up areas infected with E. coli or Bacillus.

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