Muir Woods Fungus

Gallery: FloraPosted February 18, 201090 views7 comments

Found this "stuff" this past weekend in the recesses of the Muir Woods National Monument north of San Francisco. Maybe some one will be able to tell me the name of this fungus.

Processed in Nikon Capture NX2, cropped, sized in CS3

D300, 18-200 AF-S DX VR Nikkor Lens, 4s, f16, ISO 100, Tripod

Dan Ryan
Northern California

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Comment posted by jamie pringle on February 19, 2010 at 10:33 AM

Good environmental shot of the tree, moss, and fungi- the non glamorous end of an ecosystem. Not sure of the fungus, but it could be Aurelia or orange peel fungus. Google it and see.

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Comment posted by Dan Ryan on February 19, 2010 at 11:00 AM

Jamie
Thanks for the name of the my fungus - Orange Peel Fungus (Aleuria aurantia) looks just like it.

Dan Ryan
northern California

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 19, 2010 at 11:39 AM

Dan: What a great find and a fine capture. Very well done. >=))>

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Comment posted by Mary Christopher S on February 19, 2010 at 7:31 PM

Very cool, I like the combo of the moss and the fungus.

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on February 20, 2010 at 12:55 PM

Nice environmental shot.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 20, 2010 at 5:25 PM

Cool shot. I especially like the luminosity in this one. Well done.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on February 20, 2010 at 6:11 PM

Very interesting image. The orange fungus brings the greens and wood tones to life.

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