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Photo by ghrrum
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Field Notes

Description:

Some flavor of polypore, flesh was very thick and woody, no gills. Did not remove sample for spore print.

Habitat:

Dead tree, moderate moisture in the area.

Notes:

Hungry Mother State Park, VA

Species ID Suggestions

Bracket Fungi
SarahWhitt
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Comments (2)
ghrrum
Bracket fungi is neither a genus or species, it merely refers to the polypores and tooth fungi that grow shelf like on trees.
Isabela
It reminds my spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/3404002 which Gary Lincoff identified as Inonotus hispidus

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PublishedApril 17, 2011

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