Skrunt Posted October 12, 2019 Report Share Posted October 12, 2019 I found this mushroom growing on a log, it is dense and has wart resembling growths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Posted October 13, 2019 Report Share Posted October 13, 2019 Hi Skrunt, welcome to this site with this first ID post. I think what you have there is the start of a blooming of Cerioporus squamosus, aka Polyporus squamosus and commonly called Dryad's Saddle and Pheasant Back. In a matter of days this mass will fill out to take on the bracket shape. You will find this fungus has a smell similar to watermelon rind. Below are photos of the same mushroom taken a week apart, with the bracket fully formed.. When the bracket is developed you will see the pores on the underside. Often after rains this polypore will become saturated and shed water, as below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted October 14, 2019 Report Share Posted October 14, 2019 The C. squamosus proposal makes sense to me. The little "nodes" seen protruding from the fruit body may very well be the first stage of expansion into large frond-like appendages. My first thought was "Scleroderma", except growth directly on wood points away from this genus... then, I noticed the little nodes. If the weather cooperates, and there are still some of these left in-situ, the predicted change in appearance may become apparent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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