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Wood Decay Fungi of Living Trees
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Omphalotus illudens
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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: Thin less then 1/2 inch
Stem: Present
Urban Commonality Rating: Common
Common Hosts #1: Oak
Common Hosts #2: None
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1. Habit on a health white oak
Omphalotus illudens
2. Habit
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3. Fading mushrooms attached to roots
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4. Unusual fruiting on trunk
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5. Cespitose clusters and stem without a ring
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6. Central stem white spore print
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