Ceramic Parchment (Xylobolus frustulatus)

Growing on a highly rotted log in a dense mixed forest.

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Christine Young

Lion

I love finding CP. It's so pretty, despite looking like rotten teeth. Posted 5 years ago
1. Flown Kimmerling
  
  Lion
  
  I think it is gorgeous. I could get lost in all the marbleyness!
  
  And, EW! Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Agreed! It's so photogenic, unlike rotten teeth <3. Posted 5 years ago
  2. 1. Flown Kimmerling
      
      Lion
      
      I'm also in agreement that they are awesome to find (even if they are fairly common around here)! Posted 5 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Here too - I nearly always find some in the woods, but I can never resist stopping to check them out! Posted 5 years ago

The Ceramic Parchment

''Xylobolus frustulatus'', commonly known as the ceramic fungus or ceramic parchment, is an inedible species of crust fungus in the Stereaceae family. The fruit body forms small, hard, flat crust-like aggregations that resemble broken pieces of ceramic tile.

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Similar species: Russulales

Species identified by Flown Kimmerling