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Bracket Fungi

Basidiomycota

Photo by NayNay
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Field Notes

Description:

Also called shelf fungi. Grow from trunks of trees and woody debris. Brown on top with a white underside. About the size of a dinner plate.

Habitat:

Found along the roadside in country Victoria, Australia.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
NayNay
Thanks! I think you're right! :-)
lori.tas
These are called bracket fungi, maybe a Hexagonia species.

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PublishedMay 3, 2011

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