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Colorful Crust Fungus

Peniophora rufa

Photo by Machi
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Description:

You could see a gradient of color ranging from bright orange to reddish-purple. I think the orange ones were exposed to more water, being on the top of the twig. The next day after it rained I came back to look at it and all the fungi were orange (http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/2069316002)

Habitat:

On a rotting stick in a moist, shady back yard near a forested swamp

Reference Links:

Peniophora rufa - Overview, Peniophora rufa (MushroomExpert.Com)

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BioBlitz, Maine
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Nonflowering Plants & Mushrooms of the NorthEastern US
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PublishedMarch 30, 2016

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