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Lilac Shelf Fungus

Fomitopsis lilacinogilva

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

These overlapping brackets had a rough orange and rust upper surface and a smooth rounded purple edge continuing on to a white fertile pore surface underneath (pic 5). Brackets were about 80 mm wide with broad bases.

Habitat:

Spotted on a burnt eucalyptus log

Notes:

These are found on dead wood with brackets getting to 160 mm in width.

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