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Photo by MrsPbio
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Field Notes

Description:

A very odd-looking fungi, along the side of the road in oak scrub habitat. Pure sand. About 2 inches in diameter, central section raised about 1/2" above the outer section.

Habitat:

Oak scrub habitat, across from the public shooting range on Rt. 11 N in the Ocala National Forest.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
MrsPbio
It was a couple years ago, but I seem to remember it feeling hard and woody.. like a dried out polypore. I also noticed the rings around the outer margin... like "turkey tail" has rings.
Mark Ridgway
Did you touch it? Certain it is fungi? Maybe a salt eruption ..a slow upward seeping of salty fluid which is drying and building height. The centre looks that way and some of the outer margin looks crumbly.
MrsPbio
A ranger suggested this may be an inverted shelf-fungi, like "turkey tail" or something similar. Any comments?
MrsPbio
It's Florida Scrub... anything is possible! :) I didn't dig around, since the soil substrate is so fragile. Next time maybe I'll do it delicately. In the name of scientific inquiry, of course.... lol

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PublishedAugust 28, 2013

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