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Field Notes

Description:

A very interesting fungus.

Habitat:

Found near a swampland habitat with Tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica) and Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis). The swampland was about a kilometer from the ocean.

Species ID Suggestions

Hydnellum

Hydnellum spp.
chesterbperry
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Comments (5)
Jacob Gorneau
Thank you very much for looking into this one, Mark! There may have been pine around, I noticed the hemlock the most.
Mark Ridgway
I think Phaeolus is good to J. Size would be all-important here - also those 'teethy' looking bits underneath would really be more like the ends of 'folds' plus go down the stipe some. (The Hydnellums seem to have a good amount of clear stipe in my experience). They also Phaeolus change colour dramatically as they age starting pale but going very dark later. Should be some pine around though?
Jacob Gorneau
Phaeolus species look similar as well, maybe P. schweinitzii?
Jacob Gorneau
Thank you very much for the genus suggestion, Chester. Apologies for not documenting the characteristic locations and features. I've added another photo of the underside and have added some notes as to its habitat. I will check further in my mushroom guide.
chesterbperry
Pictures of underside of cap, of the stem, and notes on trees in area greatly improve accurate ID.

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Mushroom Mapping
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Wildlife of Northeastern USA
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Spotted in Summer in the North East
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 7, 2013

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