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Wood Decay Fungi of Living Trees
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Fistulina hepatica
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Fungus Host: Hardwood
Seasonal Growth: Annual
Shape and Texture: Fleshy mushroom
Fruiting Location #1: Main trunk
Fruiting Location #2: Buttress roots or base-butt
Hymenium: Pores
Thickness: Thick 2 inches or more
Stem: Present
Urban Commonality Rating: Rare
Common Hosts #1: Oak
Common Hosts #2: None
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1. Unusual fruiting on ground attached to root
Fistulina hepatica
2. Closer view of top
Fistulina hepatica
3. Weeping on top of fresh mushroom
Fistulina hepatica
4. Closer view of pore layer
Fistulina hepatica
5. Section through top show meat-like appear contact and pore layer
Fistulina hepatica
6. Free standing tubes with pore openings
Fistulina hepatica