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Brittle Cinder Fungus

Kretzschmaria deusta

Description:

Flat and gray with white edges. These are new fruiting bodies, which develop in the spring. As they mature, their appearance changes and looks like asphalt with black, lumpy crusts.

Habitat:

Spotted growing on a rotting, felled tree in a dense, wet forest.

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Christine Y.
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Christine Y.

Connecticut, USA

Spotted on May 20, 2017
Submitted on May 29, 2017

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