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  1. Chrisle

    Chrisle In Flower

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    Well, at looks like it has ears. It is a fungus but I don't know what kind it is. Looked at Kildale's photos but I did not find a match.

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    ( photo / image / picture from Chrisle's Garden )
     
    Chrisle, Dec 17, 2013
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    Those look like "shelf mushrooms" to me (Laetiporus) but I'm no mushroom/fungi expert.
    They generally appear where there is a wound in the tree.
     
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    They are a type of shelf mushroom, but I don't know which one. The ones we get here are white when they are young and then turn brown.
     
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    Frank GardenStew Founder Staff Member Administrator

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    Shhh, it's listening. Thanks for the chuckle Chrisle.
    We get those too but not as dark I believe.
     
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    Great picture,..could well be seen in something like "Lord Of The Rings",..or "The Hobbit"
     
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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    We call these bracket mushrooms here in Scotland but I much prefer them being ears. :D
     
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    Thanks for the responses everyone. I am learning so very much here. Love this site and you all are very much appreciated. You are always right back with help and answers.
     
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