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Old Man of the Woods

Strobilomyces floccopus

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

About 4 inches tall or so. Looked to be white with brown blotches, but could also have just been all brown but got big and the brown cracked apart to reveal the white underneath. Not sure which, but either way it was cool looking!

Habitat:

Oak forest

Reference Links:

Strobilomyces floccopus: The Old Man of the Woods (MushroomExpert.Com)

Species ID Suggestions

Old Man of the Woods

Strobilomyces floccopus

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JC_Forester
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Comments (3)
AshleyT
Great, thanks Jared! It is pretty cool looking, I couldn't pass up taking pictures of it :)

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PublishedJune 17, 2013

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