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Split Gills - Schizophyllum commune <br /> Small, delicate fruiting bodies. They had fuzzy, white upper surfaces and gill-like folds on the under surfaces. The gills ranged in color from white to pinkish brown depending on age.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71919/split_gills_-_schizophyllum_commune.html" title="Split Gills - Schizophyllum commune"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/71919_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=5X70tiSMfY3kp8f0df13bcUf2OA%3D" width="200" height="144" alt="Split Gills - Schizophyllum commune Small, delicate fruiting bodies. They had fuzzy, white upper surfaces and gill-like folds on the under surfaces. The gills ranged in color from white to pinkish brown depending on age.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71920/split_gills_-_schizophyllum_commune.html<br /> Fall,Geotagged,Schizophyllum commune,United States" /></a></figure> Fall,Geotagged,Schizophyllum commune,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Split Gills - Schizophyllum commune


Small, delicate fruiting bodies. They had fuzzy, white upper surfaces and gill-like folds on the under surfaces. The gills ranged in color from white to pinkish brown depending on age.

Habitat: Deciduous forest

Split Gills - Schizophyllum commune Small, delicate fruiting bodies. They had fuzzy, white upper surfaces and gill-like folds on the under surfaces. The gills ranged in color from white to pinkish brown depending on age.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71920/split_gills_-_schizophyllum_commune.html<br /> Fall,Geotagged,Schizophyllum commune,United States

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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 Dec 31, 2018. Captured Nov 19, 2017 14:30 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/128s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.