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Old Man of the Woods - Strobilomyces strobilaceus Cap had large, brownish black, flat, wooly scales on a grayish base. The pore surface was grayish white and bruised brown. The stipe was similar to the cap in texture and color. <br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a mixed forest with lots of pine, oak, and eastern hemlock.<br /> <br /> **This genus is undergoing revision in North America, thus all species level IDs are tentative. <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65237/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_strobilaceus.html" title="Old Man of the Woods - Strobilomyces strobilaceus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/65237_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=SwlMYSboqz04JoxRd2OmoHgKhgE%3D" width="108" height="152" alt="Old Man of the Woods - Strobilomyces strobilaceus Cap had large, brownish black, flat, wooly scales on a grayish base. The pore surface was grayish white and bruised brown. The stipe was similar to the cap in texture and color. <br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a mixed forest with lots of pine, oak, and eastern hemlock.<br /> <br /> **This genus is undergoing revision in North America, thus all species level IDs are tentative. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65238/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_strobilaceus.html Geotagged,Strobilomyces,Strobilomyces strobilaceus,Summer,United States,fungus,mushroom,old man of the woods" /></a></figure><br /> Geotagged,Old Man of the Woods,Strobilomyces,Strobilomyces strobilaceus,Summer,United States,fungus,mushroom Click/tap to enlarge

Old Man of the Woods - Strobilomyces strobilaceus

Cap had large, brownish black, flat, wooly scales on a grayish base. The pore surface was grayish white and bruised brown. The stipe was similar to the cap in texture and color.

Habitat: Growing on the ground in a mixed forest with lots of pine, oak, and eastern hemlock.

**This genus is undergoing revision in North America, thus all species level IDs are tentative.

Old Man of the Woods - Strobilomyces strobilaceus Cap had large, brownish black, flat, wooly scales on a grayish base. The pore surface was grayish white and bruised brown. The stipe was similar to the cap in texture and color. <br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a mixed forest with lots of pine, oak, and eastern hemlock.<br /> <br /> **This genus is undergoing revision in North America, thus all species level IDs are tentative. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65238/old_man_of_the_woods_-_strobilomyces_strobilaceus.html Geotagged,Strobilomyces,Strobilomyces strobilaceus,Summer,United States,fungus,mushroom,old man of the woods

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    Flown Kimmerling
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    So hard to find these fresh! Lovely specimen! Posted 7 years ago
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      Christine Young
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      Thanks! It is so difficult! They get gross so quickly, especially from the rain. They have been EVERYWHERE lately though! Posted 7 years ago

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The Old man of the woods

''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.

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Similar species: Boletales
Species identified by Christine Young
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Uploaded Aug 18, 2018. Captured Aug 16, 2018 10:24 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.