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Unknown Mushroom

Description:

Fairly large orange mushroom with hints of yellow and red. Gilled with a stem. Firm texture.

Habitat:

Devil's Hole State Park, Niagara Falls, New York. Forest. Growing from the side of a rotting, cut log

Notes:

Any help for an ID welcome!

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5 Comments

gully.moy
gully.moy 10 years ago

I should imagine they still have the potential to grow solitarily, but I don't really know the species well enough. Perhaps it's a different Gymnopilus?

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 10 years ago

My only question being, this mushroom was growing solo and the information here says it grows in dense clusters.
http://www.mushroomexpert.com/gymnopilus...

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 10 years ago

Thank you both! You should have seen me running off the trail to get pictures!

I agreed with Gully Tamar,nice finding

gully.moy
gully.moy 10 years ago

Gymnopilus close to G. junonius

ForestDragon
Spotted by
ForestDragon

Niagara Falls, New York, USA

Spotted on Aug 30, 2013
Submitted on Feb 26, 2014

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