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Effused Fungi
-- under logs are the underdogs of the forest
Effused fungi grow flat along the underside of wood and other food sources or on the sides of tree trunks. Effused-reflexed fungi have a portion that also sticks out along the edge like a shelf. |
![]() A morning of trunk checking and log rolling |
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Thanks to Tom Volk, Hal Burdsall, and Dan Czederpiltz for the identifications.
Kavinia alboviridis - a tooth fungus relative of Gomphus and the stinkhorns ![]() Kavinia alboviridis - this one has more developed teeth ![]() Patrick finds a Kavinia that is long in the tooth! Closeup above. ![]() Cerrena unicolor - a polypore that is effused-reflexed ![]() | |
Patrick R. Leacock Adjunct Curator pleacock@fieldmuseum.org Department of Botany The Field Museum 1400 South Lake Shore Drive Chicago, Illinois 60605 |
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