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Late Fall Oysters - Sarcomyxa serotina Dry, tan caps with pale yellow gills and short, stub-like stems. The caps ranged in size from 3-6 cm wide, and they were fan-shaped with incurved margins. The gills were attached and were descending the stem. <br />
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Habitat: Growing high up on a snag in a mixed forest.<br />
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Late Fall Oysters - Sarcomyxa serotina

Dry, tan caps with pale yellow gills and short, stub-like stems. The caps ranged in size from 3-6 cm wide, and they were fan-shaped with incurved margins. The gills were attached and were descending the stem.

Late Fall Oysters - Sarcomyxa serotina Dry, tan caps with pale yellow gills and short, stub-like stems. The caps ranged in size from 3-6 cm wide, and they were fan-shaped with incurved margins. The gills were attached and were descending the stem.<br />
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Habitat: Growing high up on a snag in a mixed forest.<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56921/late_fall_oyster.html Fall,Geotagged,Late oyster,Sarcomyxa serotina,United States

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"Sarcomyxa serotina", commonly known as the late oyster, is a species of fungus in the family Mycenaceae. Fruit bodies grow as overlapping fan- or oyster-shaped caps on the wood of both coniferous and deciduous trees.

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

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Uploaded Jan 30, 2018. Captured Dec 2, 2017 12:51 in 80 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/3.5
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm