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Field Notes

Notes:

Found this growing on an old rotting tree trunk. The second photo is the top view.

Species ID Suggestions

Ugly milkcap

Lactarius turpis

Reference Link
Mark Ridgway
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Comments (7)
staccyh
Thanks for the comments Jemma and Mark. I had a look at the link you posted Mark, will try to do a bit more digging now that I kind of know what to look for!
Mark Ridgway
Stacy I have suggested the Ugly milkcap tentatively after reading the above link. Note the comments re 'saprophytic capabilities' which might explain this unusual spotting.
HemaShah
To avoid confusion, Chicken of the woods is a polypore, This has gills. Therefore It does seem like a Oyster mushroom. The color in the link threw me off.
HemaShah
Mark,does it look like chicken of the woods? Check this link on Fungi in the U.K http://visitwoods.org.uk/en/visit-woods/things-to-do/Pages/fungi.aspx
staccyh
Yep it was quite strange... Uhm, Im really not very good with tree ID's, so Im really unsure of what tree this was. It was a tree stump in any case.
Mark Ridgway
This one is really interesting. A single plate on a tree trunk with gills... !!? Pleurotus sp?? Hmmm... do you remember what type of tree it was and what size this is?

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PublishedSeptember 8, 2013

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