Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Wild Mushrooms of Ainsworth: Red Tree Brain

RedTreeBrain
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Found on a stick on the forest floor in Deep River County Park.

The photo in my mushroom guide shows a bright orange-red specimen, but the more detailed description says the color can range from "red to purple-brown, often with a grayish bloom."

Don't ask me what that pastel aqua stuff is. Some kind of lichen? I suppose I'll have to buy a lichen identification guide next.

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