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Common Split Gill Fungi
Schizophyllum commune
21.6653, -158.045
Field Notes
Description:
Numerous, variously-sized white, hairy, multi-lobed, fan-shaped fungi with scalloped margins attached to a fallen log. The width of each fungus is greater than the distance from its attachment to the log to its leading edge. The largest individuals were ~ 2 inches wide and 1½ inches from attachment to leading edge. The gills were not observed but are well described in easily-accessed sources.
Habitat:
Lowland insular tropical mesic mixed forest and shrubland.
Notes:
Spotted alongside the Ehukai Pillbox Trail ascending the bluff behind the coastal strand on the North Shore of Oahu.
Reference Links:
Schizophyllum commune
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedNovember 13, 2015
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