The image showcases a cluster of bracket polypore mushrooms (Fomes fasciatus) growing on a tree trunk or log in Lick Creek Park, College Station, Texas.
Two large, flat, and irregularly shaped mushrooms are visible, with their upper surfaces appearing to be covered by white or off-white spines that resemble fur or hair.
The mushrooms have a rough, cracked texture, and their lower sides display multiple layers of orange-brown rings, which may indicate the age of the mushroom. The leftmost mushroom features a dark brown-black mark in the center, possibly caused by mold or another organism.
The background appears to be a tree trunk or log with visible wood grain, although it is partially obscured by fallen leaves. – AI vision
Los hongos de poliporo en forma de ménsula Fomes fasciatus en Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, junio 6, 2019. La imagen muestra un grupo de hongos de poliporo en forma de ménsula (Fomes fasciatus) que crecen en el tronco de un árbol o un tronco en Lick Creek Park, College Station, Texas. Son visibles dos hongos grandes, planos y con formas irregulares, con sus superficies superiores cubiertas por espinas blancas u opacas que se asemejan a pelo o pelos. Los hongos tienen una textura áspera y agrietada, y sus lados inferiores presentan múltiples capas de anillos marrones naranjas, lo que puede indicar la edad del hongo. El hongo más a la izquierda presenta una marca central parda oscura, posiblemente causada por un hongo u otro organismo. El fondo parece ser el tronco de un árbol o un tronco con vetas de madera visibles, aunque está parcialmente oculto por hojas caídas. – Spanish translation
Similar(1): Brown cap of a bracket polypore mushroom Fomes fasciatus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 6, 2019
Similar(2): Pore surface of a bracket polypore mushroom Fomes fasciatus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 6, 2019
Similar(3): Bracket polypore mushrooms Fomes fasciatus on a fallen oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 4, 2018
Similar(4): Pore surface of a bracket polypore mushroom Fomes fasciatus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 3, 2022
Similar(5): Pores of a bracket mushroom Fomes fasciatus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 4, 2018
Similar(6): Hoof polypore mushrooms Fomes fasciatus on a fallen oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 4, 2018
Similar(7): Spores of bracket mushroom Fomes fasciatus collected two days before in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 5, 2022
Similar(8): Underside of a polypore mushroom Fomes fasciatus on a fallen oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 4, 2018