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Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

irregular shaped, puffy soft mounds secreting red drops

Habitat:

urban, wood

Notes:

My friend found this when he turned over is old doghouse in his backyard. He put a pic of it online and I was intrigued. I drove there the next day to photograph it. The red drops were more pronounced the day before.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Dan Doucette
It does look a lot like that kunzah. I wonder if the wood of the old doghouse it was growing on was one of its hosts? What do you think of kunzah´s suggestion Phillip?
mauna Kunzah
Your fungus reminds me of this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydnellum_peckii

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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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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PublishedNovember 14, 2012

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