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Field Notes

Description:

Large fleshy pale blue & red colored mushroom. See second photo for size comparison with my hiking boot.

Habitat:

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
auntnance123
This is a lovely fungus. I believe it may be a ganoderma as well. They do acquire odd coloring as they age. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7079649
KarenL
Keith, the red is just park of the natural coloration of the fungus though I admit it does look a lot like blood. Thanks Jacob, I will do some more research!
Jacob Gorneau
It appears as if it fell off a tree. I would check Ganoderma sp. first.
keithp2012
Is that animal blood on the mushroom?

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Mushroom Mapping
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Beauty of Decay
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Fungus in America
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Smoky Mountain Adventures
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PublishedJune 20, 2012

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