Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/02

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Subject: [Leica] Re: IMG: Friday Fungus
From: lkhermann at bresnan.net (lkhermann)
Date: Sat Dec 2 15:39:11 2006
References: <200612021922.kB2JILrI039871@server1.waverley.reid.org> <5.1.0.14.2.20061202131158.00bfbec0@mail.2alpha.com>
 
At 02:18 PM 12/2/2006, you wrote:
>Thanks, Ric, I knew you meant no evil.   :-)
>
>Seriously, does anyone know what this fungus is called?  The friends 
>we were hiking with told me, but I've forgotten.  It's supposedly 
>fairly rare, and known for its unusual look.  Almost like the 
>wood  gradually becomes the fungus, rather than the fungus merely 
>growing out of the wood.
>
><http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/11830002Fungus.jpg.html>
>
>--Peter

Peter,
         I am not a mycologist, but to me the fungus resembles 
Crepidotus mollis somewhat.  Google it and compare the photos from 
the multiple sites.  Perhaps a real expert will add a comment.

Lee
In reply to: Message from pklein at 2alpha.net (Peter Klein) ([Leica] Re: IMG: Friday Fungus)