Identification: Red/purple fungus found growing on dead aspen branch on ground in urban forest in Winnipeg, Canada

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    Anyone have any idea as to what this could be?
     

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    I wonder if this could be phlebia radiata that has dried back making the color darker, The untitled-1 image certainly has the form of phlebia radiata
     
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    The specimen was found facing the ground, and it was quite moist. Would that still make sense? The Untitled 1 scanned image is showing it in a moist state as well.
     
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    Whoops Hi Mudman - somehow I missed seeing your post: Agreed - that wrinkled surface could indicate a Phlebia/Merulius. I'd be interested to know if there are some east coast phlebioid species that would better match this, both for that colour and the dry/zonate look of the topside of the (reflexed) caps.
     
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