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Ceramic Parchment This fungus made the log look like it was wearing dentures. Ceramic Parchment is a saprobic fungus, which I spotted growing densely and gregariously on a rotting log in patches of adjacent frustules. The individual fruiting bodies were irregularly shaped, resupinate, and were approximately 3-6mm in size. Ceramic Parchment,Fall,Geotagged,United States,Xylobolus frustulatus,fungus Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Ceramic Parchment

This fungus made the log look like it was wearing dentures. Ceramic Parchment is a saprobic fungus, which I spotted growing densely and gregariously on a rotting log in patches of adjacent frustules. The individual fruiting bodies were irregularly shaped, resupinate, and were approximately 3-6mm in size.

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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
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jan 22, 2018. Captured Nov 19, 2017 14:11 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.