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Old Man of the Woods Cap and stipe covered in dark gray scales. It was growing out of the end of a rotting birch log! Fungus,Geotagged,Old Man of the Woods,Strobilomyces,Strobilomyces strobilaceus,Summer,United States,mushroom Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Old Man of the Woods

Cap and stipe covered in dark gray scales. It was growing out of the end of a rotting birch log!

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''Strobilomyces strobilaceus'', also called ''Strobilomyces floccopus'' and commonly known as old man of the woods, is a species of fungus in the family Boletaceae. It is native to Europe and North America. Fruit bodies are characterized by very soft dark grey to black pyramidal and overlapping scales on the cap surface.

Similar species: Boletales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jan 6, 2018. Captured Aug 28, 2016 09:46 in 80 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 155mm