NC, Smokies, 20071127
Snowbird and CabinCove, fungi. 

Late fall oak forest. 

Our stretch of AT from I-40 to Snowbird.

Old tight clump. Somewhat ratty clump. 

Exidia [] [voucher] 

 GEN jelly fungus, on oak limbs (2-3" diameter)
 CAP gelatinous ruffled lobes, lobes to 30-40mm diameter, soft and squishy, dark reddish brownish maybe sl purplish sometimes, translucent, dries black and much smaller
 SPORE failed

Rain beading on undersurface of leaf. Rain beading on undersurface of leaf. 

Quercus coccinea [] 

Rain beading on undersurface of leaf. Rain beading on undersurface of leaf. 

Quercus alba [] 

Beautiful patch covering end of log, even closer-up. Beautiful patch covering end of log, close-up. Beautiful patch covering end of log. 

Xylobolus frustulatus [] [voucher] 

Cladina [] [voucher] 




Up on high logging road between clearcut and TT.

Some nice old ones, side view. Some nice old ones, quarter view. 

Panellus serotinus [] 

Beautiful one, sliced in half. Beautiful one, in situ. 

Morganella subincarnatum [] [voucher] 

Limb covered with it, closer. Limb covered with it. 

Tremella foliacea [] 

Gorgeous big one, top view. Gorgeous big one, quarter view. Gorgeous big one, side view. Gorgeous big one, distant. 

Phellinus rimosus [] 

Nice cluster of small ones, caps. Bunch of nice small ones, quarter view. Nice small one, quarter view. Scattering of small ones. 

Lentinus cochleatus [] 

Bryoria furcellata [] 

Found a few on TT just below connector to logging road.  In dead mountain laurel in semi-openings where one or more oaks have fallen giving lots of light.

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