Flabbergasted by Fungus

Owen Dell

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Nov 19, 2022, 1:00:03 PM11/19/22

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Does anybody have an i.d. on this? It's growing on what seems to be a buried tree root, located in the planter closest to the sidewalk on 2nd and Jefferson in Corvallis. It's about one foot in diameter, it's rock-hard, and it has been there unchanged for several weeks. I haven't seen anything quite like it. A petrified American Dream pizza perhaps?

Thanks.

Owen

Don A Boucher

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Nov 22, 2022, 12:12:07 AM11/22/22

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Hi Owen,

It reminds me of a Dyer's Polypore (Phaeolus schweinitzii). They grow on tree roots, primarily conifers.

Look at these specimens from iNaturalist:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137176114

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/138085573

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137991180

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/142352659

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/141958299

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/140579476

-Don Boucher

Corvallis

Linda Fink

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Nov 22, 2022, 9:11:07 AM11/22/22

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excellent description and lots of photos here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/118084-Phaeolus-schweinitzii

On 11/21/2022 9:12 PM, Don A Boucher wrote:
> Hi Owen,
>

> It reminds me of a Dyer's Polypore (/Phaeolus schweinitzii/). They grow

> on tree roots, primarily conifers.
> Look at these specimens from iNaturalist:
> https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137176114

> <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/140579476>
>
> -Don Boucher
> Corvallis
> On Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 10:00:03 AM UTC-8 ow...@owendell.com
> wrote:
>
> Does anybody have an i.d. on this? It's growing on what seems to be
> a buried tree root, located in the planter closest to the sidewalk
> on 2nd and Jefferson in Corvallis. It's about one foot in diameter,
> it's rock-hard, and it has been there unchanged for several weeks. I
> haven't seen anything quite like it. A petrified American Dream
> pizza perhaps?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Owen
>

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Owen Dell

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Nov 25, 2022, 11:59:28 AM11/25/22

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Thank you, Don. I think the one I saw is a mature specimen. Go have a look next time you’re downtown. It’s pretty cool.

Owen

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"All the ants on the planet, taken together, have a biomass

greater than that of humans. Ants have been incredibly

industrious for millions of years, yet their productiveness

nourishes plants, animals, and soil. Human industry has

been in full swing for little over a century, yet it has

brought about a decline in almost every ecosystem on the

planet. Nature doesn't have a design problem. People do."

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Owen Dell

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Nov 25, 2022, 11:59:28 AM11/25/22

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Thanks, Linda. Yes, an excellent source of info.

Owen

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