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Clavariaceae
Most of these colorful, fleshy fungi are saprophytes, taking their nutrients from decaying material; some from the roots of living trees. Coril fungi are gill-less, producing sporres on the surface of their branches, or in unbranched species, on most of the outside surface.
Spotted on Jul 10, 2013
Submitted on Sep 26, 2013
2 Comments
No kidding. Well that is interesting. Have to fix this. Thanks.
Hi doreen.chambers.14! Interesting spotting! Regarding this spotting and others belonging to the mission you've created, Nonflowering Plants of the NorthEastern US: fungi are actually not considered to be plants anymore, and belong to a separate kingdom. You can find more info here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eukaryota
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungus