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Black Knot Fungus

Dibotryon morbosum

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

Some sort of gall. Kind of looks like hard dog poop.

Habitat:

temperate forest

Notes:

I spotted this in Woodend on the edge of the city. I heard somewhere that this was called dog poop gall, not sure what it is.

Species ID Suggestions

Black Knot Fungus

Dibotryon morbosum

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ScottRasmussen
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Comments (3)
ScottRasmussen
I'd noticed it on wild cherries for years, but my daughter, who studied fungi at college, was the one who identified it for me just this summer.

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PublishedAugust 1, 2011

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