Shelf Fungus Conk

Pittsfield State Forest, Massachusetts

 

Shelf fungi are commonly found growing on trees or fallen logs in damp woodlands.

-- Encyclopedia Britannica

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As it exploits the wood, the fungus sends out a hard, durable structure called a conk, which has on its underside tens of thousands of pores.

-- Washington Post, Feb 22th 2011

 

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