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Flat oysterling mushrooms (Crepidotus applanatus) on a log on Iron Bridge Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 29, 2023



Flat oysterling mushrooms (Crepidotus applanatus) thrive on logs in Lick Creek Park's Iron Bridge Trail, particularly during the spring season. On April 29, 2023, I captured a photograph of these delicate fungi adorning a log with their intricate caps and slender stems. – generated by AI

This image presents a close-up view of a cluster of flat oysterling mushrooms (Crepidotus applanatus) growing on a log along Iron Bridge Trail in Lick Creek Park, College Station, Texas.

The mushrooms exhibit a pale tan color with smooth caps that are slightly concave and lack gills. The caps vary in size, ranging from approximately one to three inches in diameter. They have thin stems and white spores. Notably, the underside of each cap features fine, radial wrinkles, which give them a distinctive appearance.

The log, situated at an angle within the frame, is made of wood with dark brown bark that has weathered into horizontal grooves. The surrounding environment is not visible due to the close-up nature of the image. – AI vision

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