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Photo by mauna Kunzah
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Field Notes

Description:

White, irregularly shaped, soft mushrooms. Small to medium sized. Somewhat slimy and fuzzy at the same time. The caps had brown areas. Prominent white gills. Stem was short or unnoticeable (white as well). Saprobic.

Habitat:

Growing on logs in a forest, High Rock Park.

Notes:

Could they be oyster mushrooms?

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
mauna Kunzah
Thanks! Maybe, and I just looked at your spotting. It does look similar to mine but yours has a sort of lumpy texture, but since it's also larger, maybe that's what mine will look like as it grows? Interesting.
Jacob Gorneau
Nice! Perhaps we have the same species: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/15268061

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Mushroom Mapping
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Fruiting Bodies of the World
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PublishedOctober 19, 2012

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