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The Old Man of the woods

(Strobilomyces Strobilaceus)

Habitat:

It has a small black, lumpy cap (like a hedgehog) with a shinny sap like coating around the stalk, it’s around 2.5-6 cm long,it was found under a tree in the woods. This mushroom has a brown bottom,it is dry and it has layers on the bottom. The mushroom has a whitish mold and it breaks easily. The season that it grows is from July - November and we got it at the end of November. It falls apart and it leaves a residue after it. It is like a black ash.It is attached and it has no collar.The odor smells like dirt and bugs.

Notes:

a small black, lumpy cap (like a hedgehog) with a shinny sap like coating around the stalk, it’s around 2.5-6 cm long.This mushroom has a brown bottom,it is dry and it has layers on the bottom. The mushroom has a whitish mold and it breaks easily.The odor smells like dirt and bugs.

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1 Comment

mmsbiodiversity18
mmsbiodiversity18 12 years ago

good job :D

mmsbiodiversity19
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mmsbiodiversity19

Maine

Spotted on Nov 13, 2011
Submitted on Dec 23, 2011

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