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Old Man of the Woods - Strobilomyces floccopus
This mushroom had a fantastic cap - it was bright white, soft, and was covered in brown-tipped tufts. Pores were dingy gray-brown. Stipe was gray and shaggy.
Habitat: Growing out from under rotting wood in a mixed forest with lots of oak.
''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.
Similar species: Boletales
By Christine Young
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Uploaded Jan 7, 2019. Captured Sep 1, 2018 10:07 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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