Orange crust of corticioid mushroom Crustoderma dryinum on a burned pine log on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas

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The image shows a close-up view of an orange crust growing on a burned pine log. The crust appears to be a type of fungus, likely a corticioid mushroom, and is characterized by its bright yellow-orange color with darker areas where it has formed a more compact mass.

The crust covers most of the log's surface and has grown in irregular patches, some of which are thin and wispy while others are thicker and more rounded.

There appear to be small cracks or fissures between the layers of orange growth on the log, suggesting that the fungus has colonized the wood by growing down into its cellular structure.

The background of the image is the burned pine log itself, which has been charred black in places but still retains some of its original texture and grain. Overall, the image provides a detailed look at the intricate patterns and textures of this specific type of fungus as it grows on a particular substrate. – AI vision

🇪🇸 Descripción en español / Spanish Description

Corteza naranja de hongo corticioide Crustoderma dryinum en un tronco de pino quemado en la sección Stubblefield del sendero Lone Star hacia el norte desde el punto de partida n.º 6 en el Bosque Nacional Sam Houston, Texas, el 4 de febrero de 2024. La imagen muestra una vista detallada de una costra naranja que crece sobre un tronco de pino quemado. La corteza parece ser un tipo de hongo, probablemente un hongo corticioide y se caracteriza por su color naranja brillante con áreas más oscuras donde ha formado una masa compacta. La costra cubre la mayor parte de la superficie del tronco y ha crecido en parches irregulares, algunos de los cuales son delgados y finos mientras que otros son más gruesos y redondeados. Parecen existir pequeñas grietas o fisuras entre las capas de crecimiento naranja sobre el tronco, lo que sugiere que el hongo ha colonizado la madera al crecer hacia abajo en su estructura celular. El fondo de la imagen es el propio tronco de pino quemado, que se ha carbonizado en algunos lugares pero todavía conserva algo de su textura y grano originales. En general, la imagen ofrece una vista detallada de los patrones e intrincadas texturas de este tipo específico de hongo a medida que crece sobre un sustrato particular. – Spanish translation

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