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Wood Decay Fungi of Living Trees
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Fungus Host: Hardwood
Seasonal Growth: Annual
Shape and Texture: Fleshy mushroom
Fruiting Location #1: Main trunk
Fruiting Location #2: Upper trunk-branches
Hymenium: Pores
Thickness: Thin less then 1/2 inch
Stem: Absent
Urban Commonality Rating: Common
Common Hosts #1: Maple
Common Hosts #2: None
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1. Habit of Pleurotus pulomunaris on beech
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2. Habit of Pleurotus pulomunaris on beech
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3. Pleurotus species on sugar maple
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4. P. ostreatus on sugar maple in the fall
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5. Fading gills on P. ostreatus
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