Kempton Posted March 11, 2022 Report Share Posted March 11, 2022 Okay, what is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitog Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 This looks like it might be some kind of post-mature stinkhorn that has split open, but I couldn't find an obvious one in Google Images. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOHNY Posted March 19, 2022 Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 Maybe a cup fungus in the Ascomycete division of fungi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 I think this is a lichen; looks like a species of Peltigera. Compare with P. membranacea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peltigera_membranacea . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvert Posted April 14, 2022 Report Share Posted April 14, 2022 On 3/19/2022 at 11:27 PM, Dave W said: I think this is a lichen; looks like a species of Peltigera. Compare with P. membranacea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peltigera_membranacea . Agreed, definitely a lichen. I keep meaning to learn more about the various genera of lichen. I need to get a good field guide. I have an old ancient one with hand drawn pictures, but it has a key with lots of technical terms, and no glossary, so it's mostly unusable. It's a local field guide for my area, so would be a good compliment to a better guide. Assuming the genera/species names haven't changed too much (which they undoubtedly have 😕 ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted April 14, 2022 Report Share Posted April 14, 2022 Lichen books: Lichens of North America by Brodo et al is a very comprehensive guide, a really big book. Also, Macrolichens of New England by Hinds is another large expensive book. My wife studies lichens to some extent. If you post good photos here I could probably at least provide a suggestion for the ID. But, you would get some really good help with lichens on Mushroom Observer. There are a few MO members who are very knowledgeable. Jason Hollinger is an expert on NA lichens and he willingly shares his expertise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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