Trembling Phlebia - Phlebia tremellosa

Fruiting bodies: 3-7 cm wide; upper edges forming a woolly cap; flesh was gelatinous; undersurface wrinkled with no distinct pores; stem absent

Habitat: Growing on the cut end of logs in a mixed forest

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Ferdy Christant

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Absolutely love the depth of this shot, very well done! Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Ferdy, I really wanted to get a shot of the undersurface...It kind of looks like a creepy version of the roof of someone's mouth. Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Heh, yes you should have put some fake eyes on it to recreate cookie monster. Posted 6 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      Yes! It would be the Phlebia Monster! I really wish I knew how to photoshop images, haha. Posted 6 years ago

The Trembling Crust

''Merulius tremellosus'', commonly known as trembling Merulius or jelly rot, is a species of fungus in the family Meruliaceae. It is a common and widely distributed wood-decay fungus that grows on the rotting wood of both hardwood and conifer plants.

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Similar species: Polyporales

Species identified by Christine Young