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My parents sent me these photos saying their tree is sprouting fur. They. Are growing on a Texas Ash tree. They say brown powdery stuff flies off when touched.
West Texas plateau, deserty, rocky terrain. Local plants include mesquite, cedars, prickly pear.
Genus Stemonitis is my best guess after googling brown hairy mold. I guess there are 18 species of it. If you google Stemonitis, you'll find better photos than on the Wikipedia link.
Now that is quite amazing. Looks like a tree crossed with a highland cow. Tell your folks "Great spotting."
I didn't have the right photo as my default at first. I'm also commenting to get it back on the home page since I didn't get any responses the first time:P
Spotted on May 28, 2015
Submitted on May 29, 2015
