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cyanophilus said:
looks like Ganoderma tsugae or Ganoderma lucidum
shelf fungus in this shape are commonly called "antlers"

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whoever said:
I found something like that the other day:


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Ieponumos said:
Habitat pics to come! Well ... if it isn't raining.

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The rotting log also appears to be maple.

I wish to apologize for three things in posting this:

1. I must apologize for the time it took me to get the pics. This was partly due to the weather and partly to my lack of a camera.

2. I must apologize for the quality of the pics, as I had not the time to mess with the white balance. Every minute or so I heard the shot of a .22 rifle and periodic fire of a shotgun. Despite the shots only being practice for the coming deer season, I was honestly afraid of getting shot.

3. I must apologize for committing the act of thread necromancy, one of the great sins of this forum.

Secondly, when observing the growth of this basidiocarp, it shot up from a pin to near that size in a matter of 5-7 days. Since my last observation, seven days passed. As you can see it has not grown much in that time. I wish to preserve the genes of this fungus, so I was wondering if I should wait further until it matures or bring the patch home so that I may make a culture. Thanks much and all the best.