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Scarlet bracket fungi

Pycnoporus coccineus

Description:

It was orange and very hard. It was also very flat and round

Habitat:

Grows on the side of damp logs and trees

Notes:

It felt very hard and rough

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1 Comment

MichelBeeckman
MichelBeeckman 9 years ago

Next time, take a photo of the underside of the cap. You'll notice this species has gills! Don't know what species it is, though. But my hunch is it should be found in the genus Gymnopilus.

Jack Dobie
Spotted by
Jack Dobie

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Feb 14, 2015
Submitted on Feb 14, 2015

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