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Lichen?

Description:

The black fungus was on a few sticks on the forest floor. I am curious if it is lichen or some other type of fungus.

Habitat:

Stick on the forest floor in a nature preserve.

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2 Comments

Saturniidae27
Saturniidae27 3 years ago

The tree sticks look to be birch.

Jae
Jae 3 years ago

Hello chickenparmesan24, nice spotting. I think these are fungi, perhaps a species in the genus Annulohypoxylon though that's just a wild guess. Can you by any chance remember of which species of tree the sticks were? If so then it might help you in your search for an ID.

chickenparmesan24
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chickenparmesan24

Rhode Island, USA

Spotted on Apr 15, 2020
Submitted on Apr 15, 2020

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