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Orange Oyster - Phyllotopsis nidulans Complete with ice crystals!<br />
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Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in a mostly deciduous forest. Fall,Geotagged,Orange oyster,Phyllotopsis nidulans,United States Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Orange Oyster - Phyllotopsis nidulans

Complete with ice crystals!

Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in a mostly deciduous forest.

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''Phyllotopsis nidulans'', commonly known as the mock oyster or the orange oyster, is a species of fungus in the family Tricholomataceae, and the type species of the genus ''Phyllotopsis''. It is widely dispersed in temperate zones of the Northern Hemisphere, where it grows on decaying wood.

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

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Uploaded Mar 22, 2019. Captured Nov 24, 2018 13:35 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/166s
  • ISO160
  • 100mm