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"Fungus Amungus"

On vacation in Duck Creek, Utah, I found this unusually large mushroom (Bracket Fungus) growth on a dead tree stump. With its light orangish coloring on it...
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On vacation in Duck Creek, Utah, I found this unusually large mushroom (Bracket Fungus) growth on a dead tree stump. With its light orangish coloring on it's top and light tannish-beige color underneath seemed to be almost transparent, as if it was glowing. It was interesting to examine it up close. Still unusual and amazingly beautiful.

Location: Duck Creek, Utah - July 2017

Bracket Fungus: Mushroom

Simply saying the word mushroom gets a strong reaction from people. It can cause them to make a disgusted face or it can cause them to smile as they think about eating them. Fungi, fungus, mushroom are a really strange form of life and they are everywhere in the Rocky Mountains and Utah.

Whatever you think of mushrooms, fungi are incredibly important for a healthy environment and also help people in making many different kinds of food and medicine.

Fungi are mostly helpful to plants. Scientists estimate that 80%-90% of all plants have some fungi living on their roots.

Fungi grow on or in almost anything, and just about everywhere on Earth, including in the Arctic, deserts, mountains, and oceans. There are about 10,000 known species of mushrooms. Many of these are edible, some have medicinal properties, and others can make you sick or die. Fungi range in size from too small to see to the largest organism on Earth.

There are many different kinds of fungi and this is one of the more common ones:

Bracket Fungus: Mushroom

Type: Parasite, decomposer, or both.

Size: Average up to 10 inches wide.

Shape: Like a shelf on a tree, often in a semi-circular shape.

Color: Various.

Where to find it: On trunks of dead or dying trees.
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mihrt September 25, 2017
that sure is a big Fungi !!! Almost looks like a lamp shade :)
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SandraStewartPhotgraphy September 25, 2017
I know it... It was a great find! = )
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