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crust fungus

Stereum hirsutum

Description:

elongated whitish plate-like structures with crusty-looking, velvety brown centres (pic #4). They seemed to start of as small discs and then join up.

Habitat:

Fallen branch of a silver birch tree

Notes:

Seen on the same branch as http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/937... and lichen -2 spotting Thanks to Clive Shirley and Lars Korb for providing an ID for this fungus

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2 Comments

Leuba
Leuba a year ago

Thanks Lars and Clive !

LarsKorb
LarsKorb a year ago

It's a Stereum hirsutum - yellow/brown core, white edged, flattened growth on deadwood.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Lat: -37.89, Long: 145.31

Spotted on Mar 5, 2012
Submitted on Mar 6, 2012

Spotted for mission

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