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Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

hundreds of thin tiny projections coming out of this fungus.

Habitat:

dead log, temperate forest

Notes:

I have never seen anything like this before, spotted in Foping Nature Reserve.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
Dan Doucette
Thanks for the suggestion Rachel. I'm just not sure if it looks like that when it's very young, but its something to check into .
RachaelB
Could it be a young version of this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hericium_erinaceus Called a monkey head mushroom in China, seems to grow on the trees similar to yours in that you can only see the underside.
LarsKorb
I noticed that fungus somewhere on research for another ID....can't remember of course... :/
Dan Doucette
Thanks Lars. Hmm, this is a very strange one. The top of it is growing right to the dead log, so only the underside is visible.
LarsKorb
Looks like some kind of Daedalea fungus (maze gilled)

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PublishedApril 23, 2012

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