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  • Spanish
    • Hongos de saco, levaduras y parientes
  • English
    • Sac Fungi
  • Scientific names
    • Ascomycota
    • Ascomycetes

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Recent observations

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968917_463174910438815_423805983_a

Observer

stephy_01

Date

the past

Place

Eaton Canyon (Google, OSM)

Photos

Square

What

Witch's Hair Alectoria sarmentosa

Observer

nkelly20

Date

Jun 18, 2013 09:55 AM PDT

Photos

Observer

rcurtis

Date

Jun 17, 2013

Description

I believe the second photo is of developing fruiting bodies of the same species

Photos

Square

What

Common Toadskin Lichen Lasallia papulosa

Observer

susanelliott

Date

Jun 18, 2013

Description

Photos

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Observer

susanelliott

Date

Jun 18, 2013

Description

between 1/4" and 1/2"

Photos

Square

What

Lace Lichen Ramalina menziesii

Observer

robberfly

Date

Jun 17, 2013 11:30 AM PDT

Photos

Square

Observer

leslie_flint

Date

Jun 6, 2013

Description

This is species "veratri" but it isn't in the database

Photos

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Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

Jun 15, 2013

Description

On a living oak tree.

Photos

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What

Lace Lichen Ramalina menziesii

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

Jun 15, 2013

Description

On a fallen twig.

Photos

What

Orange Peel Fungus Aleuria aurantia

Observer

ashleyphillips

Date

Jun 16, 2013 01:28 PM PDT

Photos

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Observer

kueda

Date

Jun 15, 2013 01:09 PM EDT

Photos

Square

What

Common Toadskin Lichen Lasallia papulosa

Observer

kueda

Date

Jun 15, 2013 01:08 PM EDT

Description

Dry and wet.

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Description from Wikipedia

The Ascomycota are a Division/Phylum of the kingdom Fungi, and subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the Sac Fungi. They are the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species. The defining feature of this fungal group is the "ascus" (from Greek: ἀσκός (askos), meaning "sac" or "wineskin"), a microscopic sexual structure in which nonmotile spores, called ascospores, are formed. However, some species of the Ascomycota are asexual, meaning that they do not have...

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