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Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

looks like brain coral

Habitat:

dead log, temperate forest

Notes:

I've seen so many cool and interesting fungi but this was the first time I have seen this species. It's become one of my favorites.I don't see any close matches in the Audubon mushroom fieldguide.

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Comments (6)
Dan Doucette
Thanks lipase. It seemed to be in the process of something. I don't know if it would open all the way up but it might. Thanks for searching shebe, this had the texture of thin rubber, so it was a bit soft. It must be something pretty rare.
Lipase
maybe it will 'open' up and turn into something like dyers mazegill!? the pores look similar and the brown bits look like the top of some bracket fungi
shebebusynow
Were they stiff or soft? Looks like it could be some relative of the cup fungi, but darned if I can find anything close to it in the dozen or so books I've looked at. I've never foraged in the midwest, so they could be common as dirt there & I wouldn't know :)
Lipase
that looks awesome good photos as well
shebebusynow
That is pretty unique! In my 40 years of looking, I've never seen one either.

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Mushroom Mapping
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Wildlife of the Niagara Region
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Ontario Wildlife

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PublishedOctober 21, 2012

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