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Tinder Conk

Description:

It looks like mushroom, but they are very hard, like shells. They are growing on the old tree (at least over 100 years old). This is about 6~8 inches long.

Notes:

They are growing on an old maple tree.

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4 Comments

RiekoS
RiekoS 9 years ago

Thank you so much Mark Ridgway! I truly appreciate this.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

moved to fungi category

RiekoS
RiekoS 11 years ago

I added a new photo. They are growing on old, almost dead maple tree.

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

This is a type of conk, though I don't know if you can tell what species without knowing what type of tree it was growing on.

RiekoS
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RiekoS

New York, USA

Spotted on Aug 4, 2012
Submitted on Aug 4, 2012

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