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Hairy lentinus

Lentinus levis

Photo by flowntheloop
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Field Notes

Description:

Large, cream colored mushrooms growing out of the tree wound of a box elder tree (I think?). Gills are decurrent. The largest mushroom was around 10 inch diameter.

Smells pleasantly sweet and slightly of anise. This is an aged specimen.

Habitat:

Growing out of a box elder tree wound in a dense mixed hardwood forest.

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Lentinus levis

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Comments (2)
flowntheloop
@Christine: Yes, they were! I spotted them from over 50 yards across the forest!

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PublishedSeptember 4, 2017

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