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Artist's Bracket (Ganoderma applanatum)Observer
georgedykeDescription
One key characteristic is the brown bruising that is caused by touching or scratching the pores.
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Red-banded Conks (Complex Fomitopsis pinicola)Observer
georgedykePlace
Missing LocationDescription
Observed this species on a white spruce tree. This fungi is in early stages of development. White to cream colored.
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Turkey-Tail (Trametes versicolor)Observer
georgedykePlace
Missing LocationDescription
On a dead log, spore print was white. They were also hairs on the margin.
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Hexagonal-pored Polypore (Neofavolus alveolaris)Observer
georgedykeDescription
Observed a white spore print on paper which is a characteristic of identifying the species.
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Yellow Swamp Brittlegill (Russula claroflava)Observer
georgedykePlace
Missing Location
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Dyer's Polypore (Phaeolus schweinitzii)Observer
georgedykeDescription
Fruiting body annual. 15-43 cm broad, densely hairy, rusty to orange brown. Flesh tough spongy, watery, yellow-brown. Solitary to several on the ground, usually found near living conifers. It is a major but rot of living conifers
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Coral Fungi (Genus Ramaria)Observer
georgedykeDescription
Orange-yellow, arising cauliflower like, with repeated branching. Tips are yellow to orange-yellow. Flesh is firm to tough. Odor musty. Can be located on ground in conifer and occasionally hardwood forest. Fruits in summer and fall.
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Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)Observer
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Slime Molds (Phylum Mycetozoa)Observer
georgedykeDescription
Slime molds move as a colony and feed on dead or decomposing microorganisms. They can primarily be found on downed hardwood logs
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Common Eyelash (Scutellinia scutellata)Observer
georgedykeDescription
Fruiting body a shallow, sessile, saucer - like disc. 0.5-2.2 cm wide. Stipe very short extend to the wood. Several or gregarious on hardwood and conifer wood and debris
