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[cnycharles]

was out looking for native orchids the other day, and found some of these instead! .. very close macro shot (maybe slightly shaky)

can any guess what it is? a very friendly pat on the back to the winner

 

[eggshells]

a type of mushroom.

 

[JeanLux]

a type of mushroom.

would have been my first guess too, but maybe too easy ! Very close macro, so !? Jean

 

[cnycharles]

wellll must be more specific than that!

 

[eggshells]

stereum ostrea

 

[paphioboy]

I'm guessing its a type of bracket fungus too.. I think eggshells got it right..

 

[Ozpaph]

a wood fungus

 

[Marc]

I would say it's a mushroom that we over here call "elfenbankje" which roughly translated means Fairy's Bench. In English it would be called Turkey Tail according wikipedia and this would be the latin name: Trametes versicolor

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trametes_versicolor

 

[Shiva]

I would guess a crystalline rock formation in a cave.

 

[TyroneGenade]

It looks to thin to be fungus. I'm thinking the wings of a moth.

 

[cnycharles]

I'm not sure what it's latin name is, but here's a large pic of the same cluster.
it could be either turkey tail or false turkey tail bracket fungus. it really is very thin!

and about a month ago we were not far from this spot and saw this on a very large, fallen sugar maple

there were quite a few of this variety, and the edges really were bright purple, very beautiful!


the other day, we also found a few of these 'jelly fungus' on another tree nearby. I don't think I've seen these before!

this area was loaded with different fungi a month ago, pics I still have to edit and upload

 

[biothanasis]

Nice shots...!!!

I have seen similar fungi here too. Especially the first ones (remind me of achate formations). The one in the last pic is like a squashed red coloured grape.

 

[Shiva]

Nature is a wonderful builder.

 

[SlipperFan]

Cool photos!

 

[Bjorn]

It grows on/in my mounts...no harm to the plants though-at lest not during the three-four years I have had it.

 

[NYEric]

Were they tasty!? :evil:

 

[Bjorn]

No, too Woody :rollhappy:

 

[NYEric]

Not the grape ones!! :evil: