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Split Gills - Schizophyllum commune Delicate fruiting bodies that were 5-15 mm wide. They had fuzzy, white upper surfaces and gill-like folds on the under surfaces. The gills ranged in color from white to brown depending on age. <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71107/split_gills_-_schizophyllum_commune.html" title="Split Gills - Schizophyllum commune"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/71107_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=CcB9kGlDbWQP7KTkjT3jQFaTp2I%3D" width="200" height="160" alt="Split Gills - Schizophyllum commune Delicate fruiting bodies that were 5-15 mm wide. They had fuzzy, white upper surfaces and gill-like folds on the under surfaces. The gills ranged in color from white to brown depending on age.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/57423/split_gills.html Geotagged,Schizophyllum commune,United States,Winter,mushroom,split gills" /></a></figure><br /> Geotagged,Schizophyllum commune,Split Gills,United States,Winter,fungi,fungus,mushroom,mushrooms,schizophyllum Click/tap to enlarge

Split Gills - Schizophyllum commune

Delicate fruiting bodies that were 5-15 mm wide. They had fuzzy, white upper surfaces and gill-like folds on the under surfaces. The gills ranged in color from white to brown depending on age.

Split Gills - Schizophyllum commune Delicate fruiting bodies that were 5-15 mm wide. They had fuzzy, white upper surfaces and gill-like folds on the under surfaces. The gills ranged in color from white to brown depending on age.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/57423/split_gills.html Geotagged,Schizophyllum commune,United States,Winter,mushroom,split gills

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The Splitgill Mushroom

"Schizophyllum commune" is a species of fungus in the genus "Schizophyllum". The mushroom resembles undulating waves of tightly packed corals or a loose Chinese fan. Gillies or split-gills vary from creamy yellow to pale white in colour. The cap is small, 1–4 centimetres wide with a dense yet spongey body texture.

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

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Uploaded Feb 19, 2018. Captured Feb 19, 2018 13:28 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/166s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.