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Ox Tongue - Fistulina hepatica The fruiting body was pink and fan/tongue-shaped. It was very soft, velvety, and beautiful!<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on an oak snag in a rural, wooded backyard.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/66755/ox_tongue_-_fistulina_hepatica.html" title="Ox Tongue - Fistulina hepatica"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/66755_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=ss8mXDm8xBGtGFxbs60xqH2UNYs%3D" width="200" height="148" alt="Ox Tongue - Fistulina hepatica The fruiting body was pink and fan/tongue-shaped. It was very soft, velvety, and beautiful!<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on an oak snag in a rural, wooded backyard.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/66754/ox_tongue_-_fistulina_hepatica.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/66753/ox_tongue_-_fistulina_hepatica.html Fall,Fistulina hepatica,Geotagged,United States,beefsteak polypore,fistulina,fungus,mushroom,ox tongue" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/66754/ox_tongue_-_fistulina_hepatica.html" title="Ox Tongue - Fistulina hepatica"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/66754_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=t%2B4u9hjb%2B4AjkbgBAbsvFenkBu0%3D" width="200" height="168" alt="Ox Tongue - Fistulina hepatica The fruiting body was pink and fan/tongue-shaped. It was very soft, velvety, and beautiful!<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on an oak snag in a rural, wooded backyard.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/66755/ox_tongue_-_fistulina_hepatica.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/66753/ox_tongue_-_fistulina_hepatica.html Fall,Fistulina hepatica,Geotagged,United States,beefsteak polypore,fistulina,fungus,mushroom,ox tongue" /></a></figure> Fall,Fistulina,Fistulina hepatica,Geotagged,United States,beefsteak polypore,fungus,mushroom,ox tongue Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Ox Tongue - Fistulina hepatica

The fruiting body was pink and fan/tongue-shaped. It was very soft, velvety, and beautiful!

Habitat: Growing on an oak snag in a rural, wooded backyard.

Ox Tongue - Fistulina hepatica The fruiting body was pink and fan/tongue-shaped. It was very soft, velvety, and beautiful!<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on an oak snag in a rural, wooded backyard.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/66754/ox_tongue_-_fistulina_hepatica.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/66753/ox_tongue_-_fistulina_hepatica.html Fall,Fistulina hepatica,Geotagged,United States,beefsteak polypore,fistulina,fungus,mushroom,ox tongue

Ox Tongue - Fistulina hepatica The fruiting body was pink and fan/tongue-shaped. It was very soft, velvety, and beautiful!<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on an oak snag in a rural, wooded backyard.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/66755/ox_tongue_-_fistulina_hepatica.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/66753/ox_tongue_-_fistulina_hepatica.html Fall,Fistulina hepatica,Geotagged,United States,beefsteak polypore,fistulina,fungus,mushroom,ox tongue

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  1. View Ruth Spigelman's profile
    Ruth Spigelman
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    Wow, a common name that perfectly describes the organism, the surface just like the papillae on a tongue - and yet you describe a softness and velvet texture, amazing. Posted 4 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Indeed! It looks rough, but was absolutely velvety and lovely to touch. Posted 4 years ago

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The Beefsteak Polypore

"Fistulina hepatica" is an unusual bracket fungus classified in the Agaricales, that is commonly seen in Britain, but can be found in North America, Australia, North Africa, and the rest of Europe. As its name suggests, it looks remarkably similar to a slab of raw meat.

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

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Uploaded Sep 24, 2018. Captured Sep 23, 2018 16:34 in 55 Locust St, Coventry, RI 02816, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
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