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Cracked-Ear Fungus

Crepidotus sp.

Description:

Crepidotus, meaning "Cracked Ear" is a genus of fungus which is commonly identified by a plethora of very small mushrooms growing along a decaying log.

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5 Comments

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 12 years ago

Karen-Did you look at the picture of the front side of the fungus? It wasn't hairy, a characteristic of Schizophyllum commune, yet the Split Gills in your link aren't really hairy either...I'll look into it!!! Thanks Karen!!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Fungi aren't really my thing but this looks like a split gills fungus (Schizophyllum commune) http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/...

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 12 years ago

I'm looking! Good call Lars!

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago

Try Crepidotus genus

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 12 years ago

These look edible, but im not finding that out myself!!

Jacob Gorneau
Spotted by
Jacob Gorneau

New York, USA

Spotted on Mar 30, 2012
Submitted on Mar 31, 2012

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