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Mature blushing bracket mushrooms (Daedaleopsis confragosa) with pinkish Hypomyces on a tilted and dried oak on Caney ... Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 22, 2023



The image features a cluster of mature blushing bracket mushrooms (Daedaleopsis confragosa) growing on the side of an oak tree that is tilted and drying out. The mushrooms are predominantly white with brown ridges, although some are tinged with pinkish Hypomyces, which are parasitic fungi.

On the right-hand side of the image, a few large mushrooms can be seen, while more smaller ones appear in the bottom-left corner. Their flat caps have concentric rings, and their gills radiate out from the center of each cap. The base of the trunk appears to have been covered with moss or lichen at some point.

The oak tree's bark is visible between the mushrooms, and it exhibits a mix of brown and grey hues. The surrounding environment is not clearly defined due to the narrow focus on the mushroom growth. – AI vision

Sam Houston Forest, Texas ... 2023
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