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Smoked Oysterling (Resupinatus applicatus) Fungi with slightly fuzzy, black/gray caps growing on a hardwood branch. Geotagged,Resupinatus applicatus,United States,Winter Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Smoked Oysterling (Resupinatus applicatus)

Fungi with slightly fuzzy, black/gray caps growing on a hardwood branch.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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    Beautiful species with a fitting name! Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
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      Thanks. Resupinatus alboniger is a close lookalike, but it has smoother pilei (caps).
      Resupinatus alboniger On the underside of a rotting hardwood log in a dense mixed forest. Most fruiting bodies are resupinate, but I found one rather large one with a prominent pseudostem(?). Pileus is smooth.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71660/resupinatus_alboniger.html Fall,Geotagged,Resupinatus alboniger,United States,black,black fungi,black fungus,fungi,fungus,gray,gray fungi,gray fungus,mushroom,mushrooms,resupinate,resupinate fungi,resupinate fungus,saprobe,saprobic

      Resupinatus alboniger On the underside of a rotting hardwood log in a dense mixed forest. Most fruiting bodies are resupinate, but I found one rather large one with a prominent pseudostem(?). Pileus is smooth.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71659/resupinatus_alboniger.html Fall,Geotagged,Resupinatus alboniger,United States,black,black fungi,black fungus,fungi,fungus,gray,gray fungi,gray fungus,mushroom,mushrooms,resupinate,resupinate fungi,resupinate fungus,saprobe,saprobic
       Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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        Wow, they are both gorgeous. Strangely, the lack of color makes it very appealing :) Posted 6 years ago
  3. View Christine Young's profile
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    These are fantastic! Posted 6 years ago
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      Thanks, Christine! Sorry I missed your comment! :D Posted 6 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
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        I forgive you, I think...Although, I was really offended ;P Posted 6 years ago
        1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
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          XD SO sorry for being alive! LOL Posted 6 years ago
          1. View Christine Young's profile
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            Bahaha! You are forgiven, yet again! Posted 6 years ago

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The Smoked Oysterling

"Resupinatus applicatus", commonly known as the smoked oysterling or the black jelly oyster, is a species of fungus in the family Tricholomataceae, and the type species of the genus "Resupinatus".

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Similar species: Agaricales
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Jan 28, 2019. Captured Jan 1, 2019 13:17 in 500 Gault Ave N, Fort Payne, AL 35967, USA.
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  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  • f/4.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO400
  • 60mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.

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