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Small Dung Button - Poronia erici Growing on kangaroo dung. Australia,Eamw fungi,Geotagged,Poronia erici,Small Dung Button,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Small Dung Button - Poronia erici

Growing on kangaroo dung.

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    Paul Dirksen
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    Very nice, here in the Netherlands they grow on dung from wild horses. Posted 5 years ago
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      Thank you Paul. You know that first when I read your come t about wild horses I thought you were being funny but then I remembered the Konik ponies. Obviously the fungi would also not say no to growing on any other horse dung they find in Holland? Posted 5 years ago

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The Small Dung Button

Growing on dung, the small, flattened, button-like discs are white, grey or pale fawn.

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Similar species: Xylariales
Species identified by Ernst
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Uploaded May 24, 2020. Captured Jul 21, 2016 13:25 in 6 Coniston Cl, North Nowra NSW 2541, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 700D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/128s
  • ISO800
  • 55mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.