Ceramic Parchment - Xylobolus frustulatus

This log really needed to brush its teeth ;P.

Habitat: Rotting wood; mixed forest

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Flown Kimmerling

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Gnarly but really pretty at the same time :) Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  I agree! I like finding these, regardless of their state. They are so cool whether fresh or nasty. Posted 4 years ago

The Ceramic Parchment

''Xylobolus frustulatus'', commonly known as the ceramic fungus or ceramic parchment, is an inedible species of crust fungus in the Stereaceae family. The fruit body forms small, hard, flat crust-like aggregations that resemble broken pieces of ceramic tile.

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Similar species: Russulales

Species identified by Christine Young