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Late Fall Oysters - Sarcomyxa serotina Cap: Semi-circular; bald; tacky; yellowish, pinkish olive; flat<br />
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Gills: Close; frequent short gills; yellowish orange; radiating from the point of attachment; brownish edge<br />
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Stem: absent<br />
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Habitat: Rotting wood in a mixed forest<br />
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Gills: Close; frequent short gills; yellowish orange; radiating from the point of attachment; brownish edge<br />
<br />
Stem: absent<br />
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Habitat: Rotting wood in a mixed forest<br />
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Late Fall Oysters - Sarcomyxa serotina

Cap: Semi-circular; bald; tacky; yellowish, pinkish olive; flat

Gills: Close; frequent short gills; yellowish orange; radiating from the point of attachment; brownish edge

Stem: absent

Habitat: Rotting wood in a mixed forest

Late Fall Oysters - Sarcomyxa serotina Cap: Semi-circular; bald; tacky; yellowish, pinkish olive; flat<br />
<br />
Gills: Close; frequent short gills; yellowish orange; radiating from the point of attachment; brownish edge<br />
<br />
Stem: absent<br />
<br />
Habitat: Rotting wood in a mixed forest<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/75225/late_fall_oysters_-_sarcomyxa_serotina.html Fall,Geotagged,Late oyster,Sarcomyxa,Sarcomyxa serotina,United States

    comments (2)

  1. Great shot Christine. Posted 5 years ago
    1. Thank you :) Posted 5 years ago

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"Sarcomyxa serotina", commonly known as the late oyster, is a species of fungus in the family Mycenaceae. Fruit bodies grow as overlapping fan- or oyster-shaped caps on the wood of both coniferous and deciduous trees.

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

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Uploaded Mar 1, 2019. Captured Oct 19, 2018 14:04 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm