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Stinking Orange Oyster

Phyllotopsis nidulans · Oranje oesterzwam
Northampton, MA, USA
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native research grade research grade
Phyllotopsis nidulans, commonly known as the mock oyster or the orange oyster, is a species of fungus in the family Tricholomataceae, and the type species of the genus Phyllotopsis. It is widely dispersed in temperate zones of the Northern Hemisphere, where it grows on decaying wood. The fungus fruit body consists of a fan-shaped, light orange fuzzy cap up to 8 cm (3 in) wide that grows singly or in overlapping clusters. On the cap underside are crowded...

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  • Stinking Orange Oyster
  • Stinking Orange Oyster
  • Stinking Orange Oyster
I went back to check on these after my initial observation, aged and snowed on, but still around! [First observation](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/253648276)

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Northampton, MA, USA
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☁️ Overcast , -1.2°C
RH 76% , DP -5°C

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