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Brittle Cinder Fungus Flat and gray with white edges. These are new fruiting bodies, which develop in the spring. As they mature, their appearance changes and looks like asphalt with black, lumpy crusts.  Brittle Cinder Fungus,Geotagged,Kretzschmaria deusta,Spring,United States,fungus Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Brittle Cinder Fungus

Flat and gray with white edges. These are new fruiting bodies, which develop in the spring. As they mature, their appearance changes and looks like asphalt with black, lumpy crusts.

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''Kretzschmaria deusta'', commonly known as brittle cinder, is a fungus and plant pathogen found in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It is common on a wide range of broadleaved trees including beech, oak, lime, and maple.

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

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Uploaded Mar 12, 2018. Captured May 20, 2017 12:18 in 98-102 N Canton Rd, Barkhamsted, CT 06063, USA.
  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm