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Old Man of the Woods - Strobilomyces sp. I&#039;m not sure what species this is as the taxonomy of Strobilomyces sp. is very confusing, uncertain, and messy.<br /> <br /> The flesh of this mushroom did not turn red when I cut into it. The edges of the pores got pinkish (barely), but then the flesh got dark grayish (over an hour). I&#039;m not sure if this is an indicator for what species it is or if the mushroom was simply old? <br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing in a pile of bark that had been pulled off a tree by woodpeckers; deciduous forest<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121504/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html" title="Old Man of the Woods - Strobilomyces sp."><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/121504_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=RAn7gvPUUelB934xcjPIdKeGe9U%3D" width="200" height="160" alt="Old Man of the Woods - Strobilomyces sp. I&#039;m not sure what species this is as the taxonomy of Strobilomyces sp. is very confusing, uncertain, and messy.<br /> <br /> The flesh of this mushroom did not turn red when I cut into it. The edges of the pores got pinkish (barely), but then the flesh got dark grayish (over an hour). I&#039;m not sure if this is an indicator for what species it is or if the mushroom was simply old? <br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing in a pile of bark that had been pulled off a tree by woodpeckers; deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121504/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121506/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121507/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121503/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_immediately_after_being_cut.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121505/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_five_minutes_after_being_cut.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121508/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_one_hours_after_being_cut.html Geotagged,Old Man of the Woods,Strobilomyces,Summer,United States,bolete,mushroom" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121506/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html" title="Old Man of the Woods - Strobilomyces sp."><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/121506_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=8GbhFa03UaBnuqm%2BxdTBqPegc38%3D" width="200" height="148" alt="Old Man of the Woods - Strobilomyces sp. I&#039;m not sure what species this is as the taxonomy of Strobilomyces sp. is very confusing, uncertain, and messy.<br /> <br /> The flesh of this mushroom did not turn red when I cut into it. The edges of the pores got pinkish (barely), but then the flesh got dark grayish (over an hour). I&#039;m not sure if this is an indicator for what species it is or if the mushroom was simply old?<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing in a pile of bark that had been pulled off a tree by woodpeckers; deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121504/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121506/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121507/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121503/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_immediately_after_being_cut.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121505/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_five_minutes_after_being_cut.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121508/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_one_hours_after_being_cut.html Geotagged,Summer,United States,old man of the woods,strobilomyces" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121507/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html" title="Old Man of the Woods - Strobilomyces sp."><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/121507_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=LVmkUCTYL23cvr2jFeWL2R9Fsfg%3D" width="200" height="138" alt="Old Man of the Woods - Strobilomyces sp. I&#039;m not sure what species this is as the taxonomy of Strobilomyces sp. is very confusing, uncertain, and messy.<br /> <br /> The flesh of this mushroom did not turn red when I cut into it. The edges of the pores got pinkish (barely), but then the flesh got dark grayish (over an hour). I&#039;m not sure if this is an indicator for what species it is or if the mushroom was simply old?<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing in a pile of bark that had been pulled off a tree by woodpeckers; deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121504/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121506/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121507/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121503/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_immediately_after_being_cut.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121505/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_five_minutes_after_being_cut.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121508/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_one_hours_after_being_cut.html Geotagged,Summer,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121503/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_immediately_after_being_cut.html" title="Old Man of the Woods - Strobilomyces sp. -- Immediately after being cut"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/121503_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=AXEAepYbxPXw5kHDM32MROr83vU%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Old Man of the Woods - Strobilomyces sp. -- Immediately after being cut *This is what the flesh looked like as soon as I cut into it. I tried to get all 3 photos together as one picture in Photoshop, but gave up because I couldn&#039;t figure it out.<br /> <br /> I&#039;m not sure what species this is as the taxonomy of Strobilomyces sp. is very confusing, uncertain, and messy.<br /> <br /> The flesh of this mushroom did not turn red when I cut into it. The edges of the pores got pinkish (barely), but then the flesh got dark grayish (over an hour). I&#039;m not sure if this is an indicator for what species it is or if the mushroom was simply old?<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing in a pile of bark that had been pulled off a tree by woodpeckers; deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121504/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121506/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121507/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121503/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_immediately_after_being_cut.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121505/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_five_minutes_after_being_cut.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121508/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_one_hours_after_being_cut.html Geotagged,Summer,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121505/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_five_minutes_after_being_cut.html" title="Old Man of the Woods - Strobilomyces sp. -- Five minutes after being cut"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/121505_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=C5yRl72XZZ%2FNWwwEwkuQDwqD%2BCM%3D" width="200" height="160" alt="Old Man of the Woods - Strobilomyces sp. -- Five minutes after being cut *This is what the flesh looked like ~5 minutes after I cut into it. You can see the pores turning pink. I tried to get all 3 photos together as one picture in Photoshop, but gave up because I couldn&#039;t figure it out.<br /> <br /> I&#039;m not sure what species this is as the taxonomy of Strobilomyces sp. is very confusing, uncertain, and messy.<br /> <br /> The flesh of this mushroom did not turn red when I cut into it. The edges of the pores got pinkish (barely), but then the flesh got dark grayish (over an hour). I&#039;m not sure if this is an indicator for what species it is or if the mushroom was simply old?<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing in a pile of bark that had been pulled off a tree by woodpeckers; deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121504/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121506/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121507/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121503/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_immediately_after_being_cut.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121505/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_five_minutes_after_being_cut.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121508/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_one_hours_after_being_cut.html Geotagged,Summer,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121508/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_one_hours_after_being_cut.html" title="Old Man of the Woods - Strobilomyces sp. -- One+ hour(s) after being cut"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/121508_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=BS3bWs7D1%2FHLqPpMRxt4T9ebNy8%3D" width="200" height="158" alt="Old Man of the Woods - Strobilomyces sp. -- One+ hour(s) after being cut *This is what the flesh looked like ~an hour after I cut into it. I tried to get all 3 photos together as one picture in Photoshop, but gave up because I couldn&#039;t figure it out.<br /> <br /> I&#039;m not sure what species this is as the taxonomy of Strobilomyces sp. is very confusing, uncertain, and messy.<br /> <br /> The flesh of this mushroom did not turn red when I cut into it. The edges of the pores got pinkish (barely), but then the flesh got dark grayish (over an hour). I&#039;m not sure if this is an indicator for what species it is or if the mushroom was simply old?<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing in a pile of bark that had been pulled off a tree by woodpeckers; deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121504/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121506/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121507/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121503/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_immediately_after_being_cut.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121505/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_five_minutes_after_being_cut.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121508/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_one_hours_after_being_cut.html Geotagged,Summer,United States" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Old Man of the Woods,Strobilomyces,Summer,United States,bolete,mushroom Click/tap to enlarge

Old Man of the Woods - Strobilomyces sp.

I'm not sure what species this is as the taxonomy of Strobilomyces sp. is very confusing, uncertain, and messy.

The flesh of this mushroom did not turn red when I cut into it. The edges of the pores got pinkish (barely), but then the flesh got dark grayish (over an hour). I'm not sure if this is an indicator for what species it is or if the mushroom was simply old?

Habitat: Growing in a pile of bark that had been pulled off a tree by woodpeckers; deciduous forest

Old Man of the Woods - Strobilomyces sp. I'm not sure what species this is as the taxonomy of Strobilomyces sp. is very confusing, uncertain, and messy.<br /> <br /> The flesh of this mushroom did not turn red when I cut into it. The edges of the pores got pinkish (barely), but then the flesh got dark grayish (over an hour). I'm not sure if this is an indicator for what species it is or if the mushroom was simply old? <br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing in a pile of bark that had been pulled off a tree by woodpeckers; deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121504/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121506/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121507/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121503/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_immediately_after_being_cut.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121505/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_five_minutes_after_being_cut.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121508/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_one_hours_after_being_cut.html Geotagged,Old Man of the Woods,Strobilomyces,Summer,United States,bolete,mushroom

Old Man of the Woods - Strobilomyces sp. I'm not sure what species this is as the taxonomy of Strobilomyces sp. is very confusing, uncertain, and messy.<br /> <br /> The flesh of this mushroom did not turn red when I cut into it. The edges of the pores got pinkish (barely), but then the flesh got dark grayish (over an hour). I'm not sure if this is an indicator for what species it is or if the mushroom was simply old?<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing in a pile of bark that had been pulled off a tree by woodpeckers; deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121504/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121506/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121507/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121503/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_immediately_after_being_cut.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121505/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_five_minutes_after_being_cut.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121508/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_one_hours_after_being_cut.html Geotagged,Summer,United States,old man of the woods,strobilomyces

Old Man of the Woods - Strobilomyces sp. I'm not sure what species this is as the taxonomy of Strobilomyces sp. is very confusing, uncertain, and messy.<br /> <br /> The flesh of this mushroom did not turn red when I cut into it. The edges of the pores got pinkish (barely), but then the flesh got dark grayish (over an hour). I'm not sure if this is an indicator for what species it is or if the mushroom was simply old?<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing in a pile of bark that had been pulled off a tree by woodpeckers; deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121504/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121506/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121507/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121503/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_immediately_after_being_cut.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121505/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_five_minutes_after_being_cut.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121508/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_one_hours_after_being_cut.html Geotagged,Summer,United States

Old Man of the Woods - Strobilomyces sp. -- Immediately after being cut *This is what the flesh looked like as soon as I cut into it. I tried to get all 3 photos together as one picture in Photoshop, but gave up because I couldn't figure it out.<br /> <br /> I'm not sure what species this is as the taxonomy of Strobilomyces sp. is very confusing, uncertain, and messy.<br /> <br /> The flesh of this mushroom did not turn red when I cut into it. The edges of the pores got pinkish (barely), but then the flesh got dark grayish (over an hour). I'm not sure if this is an indicator for what species it is or if the mushroom was simply old?<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing in a pile of bark that had been pulled off a tree by woodpeckers; deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121504/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121506/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121507/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121503/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_immediately_after_being_cut.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121505/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_five_minutes_after_being_cut.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121508/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_one_hours_after_being_cut.html Geotagged,Summer,United States

Old Man of the Woods - Strobilomyces sp. -- Five minutes after being cut *This is what the flesh looked like ~5 minutes after I cut into it. You can see the pores turning pink. I tried to get all 3 photos together as one picture in Photoshop, but gave up because I couldn't figure it out.<br /> <br /> I'm not sure what species this is as the taxonomy of Strobilomyces sp. is very confusing, uncertain, and messy.<br /> <br /> The flesh of this mushroom did not turn red when I cut into it. The edges of the pores got pinkish (barely), but then the flesh got dark grayish (over an hour). I'm not sure if this is an indicator for what species it is or if the mushroom was simply old?<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing in a pile of bark that had been pulled off a tree by woodpeckers; deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121504/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121506/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121507/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121503/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_immediately_after_being_cut.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121505/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_five_minutes_after_being_cut.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121508/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_one_hours_after_being_cut.html Geotagged,Summer,United States

Old Man of the Woods - Strobilomyces sp. -- One+ hour(s) after being cut *This is what the flesh looked like ~an hour after I cut into it. I tried to get all 3 photos together as one picture in Photoshop, but gave up because I couldn't figure it out.<br /> <br /> I'm not sure what species this is as the taxonomy of Strobilomyces sp. is very confusing, uncertain, and messy.<br /> <br /> The flesh of this mushroom did not turn red when I cut into it. The edges of the pores got pinkish (barely), but then the flesh got dark grayish (over an hour). I'm not sure if this is an indicator for what species it is or if the mushroom was simply old?<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing in a pile of bark that had been pulled off a tree by woodpeckers; deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121504/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121506/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121507/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121503/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_immediately_after_being_cut.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121505/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_five_minutes_after_being_cut.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121508/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_sp._--_one_hours_after_being_cut.html Geotagged,Summer,United States

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Uploaded Sep 10, 2021. Captured Sep 8, 2021 10:44 in 15 East St, Litchfield, CT 06759, USA.
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