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Wood Decay Fungi of Living Trees
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Armillaria mellea
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Fungus Host: Hardwood
Seasonal Growth: Annual
Shape and Texture: Fleshy mushroom
Fruiting Location #1: Ground-root
Fruiting Location #2: Buttress roots or base-butt
Hymenium: Gills
Thickness: Moderate 1/2 to 2 inches
Stem: Present
Urban Commonality Rating: Common
Common Hosts #1: Maple
Common Hosts #2: Oak
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1. Habit
Armillaria mellea
2. Close up of cluster
3. Habit oak
Armillaria mellea
4. Close up of cluster
Armillaria mellea
5. Close up of mushroom
Armillaria mellea
6. Closeup of caps with white spore
Armillaria mellea
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Armillaria mellea
8. Rhizomorp of Armillaria mellea under the bark of a dead sugar maple.
Armillaria mellea
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Armillaria mellea
10. Stump with decay and Armillaria mellea rhizomorphs
Armillaria mellea
11. Rhizomorphs on ash
Armillaria mellea
12. Mycelial fan and dead cambium on a zelkova
Armillaria mellea