Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

Giant Polypore

Meripilus giganteus

Description:

Awesome shell-like fungus on a tree stump

Species ID Suggestions



Sign in to suggest organism ID

3 Comments

MatthewFuller
MatthewFuller 12 years ago

Thanks for the ID Gina :)

Weird that we both found such a strange thing today, Laura!

LauraMaria
LauraMaria 12 years ago

Heyyy I found a fungus that looks really similar to this on an old rotting tree stump today! I have yet to upload it :) But you got some really nice macro shots of it!

Gina9210
Gina9210 12 years ago

this a very old Giant Polypore/Meripilus giganteus

MatthewFuller
Spotted by
MatthewFuller

Mole Valley, England, United Kingdom

Spotted on May 17, 2011
Submitted on May 17, 2011

Spotted for Mission

Related Spottings

Giant Polypore Giant Polypore Giant polypore Giant Polypore (Reuzenzwam)

Nearby Spottings

Foxglove Stag Beetle Spotting Ants
Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team