Fungus?

I'm not sure at all what this is….

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Ferdy Christant

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I'm having a deja vu feeling with this one, saw something similar a few years ago, but can't recall where. My gut feeling is that it is indeed a fungus. Posted 9 years ago
1. morpheme
  
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  I think I might have a photo of the same or similar thing from a year ago - it's got a slug in it that I couldn't ID either… I do think it's a fungus, but in all of the fungi I've researched I've never come across anything quite like it, so I'm not even sure where to start in an ID search Posted 9 years ago

Leuba Ridgway

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Sorry, just deleted my comment. Not sure at all. Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago
1. morpheme
  
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  I doubt it's a bolete. It has no gills or pores that are visible. The "cap" really isn't a cap, but a fuzz that comes off and shows the same brown color and texture as the body. I get the feeling it's some sort of Xylaria. The scale is not obvious here, but it's quite small. I've got an old photo of just a fuzzy grey bump that I think might be a younger version of the same thing.
  
  This one is actually quite near my home, so I should probably wander back there sometime to see what it looks like now. It bears some resemblance to Xylaria polymorpha, which true to it's name takes quite a few different looking forms. If it has turned or turns sort of black and burnt, that would be a good confirmation. If it comes down to it, I tend to prefer to leave things unidentified rather than subject them to destructive identification, especially with things like this which was pretty unique - just one small nodule and not something I see on a regular basis. Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago

Mark Ridgway

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Unfortunately some mysteries require destructive science. Posted 9 years ago

Mark Ridgway

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Actually that 'chew hole' on the right one might be revealing some gill structure.. angle and gaps are good for it. Nice colour to the whole thing anyway :) Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago

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