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Angel Wings (Oyster Mushrooms) Though they look a bit like shelf bracket fungus, these were soft and wet more like a mushroom. Update - saw more of these and was able to identify them as a variety of Oyster mushroom Geotagged,Pleurocybella porrigens,United States Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Angel Wings (Oyster Mushrooms)

Though they look a bit like shelf bracket fungus, these were soft and wet more like a mushroom. Update - saw more of these and was able to identify them as a variety of Oyster mushroom

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The Angel wing

''Pleurocybella porrigens'' is a species of fungus in the Marasmiaceae family. The species is widespread in temperate forests of the Northern Hemisphere. ''P. porrigens'', known as the angel wing, is a white-rot wood-decay fungus on conifer wood, particularly hemlock. The flesh is thin and fragile compared to the oyster mushrooms.

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Similar species: Agaricales
Species identified by morpheme
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Uploaded Oct 14, 2014. Captured Oct 12, 2014 16:37 in National Forest Development Road 26, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington, USA.
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  • X-E1
  • f/1.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO200
  • 50mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.

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