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[yuccales]

Strange sap/fungus formation leaking from a downed tree.

[farmall]

Originally Posted by yuccales

Strange sap/fungus formation leaking from a downed tree.

Thats called Shelf Fungi. Its just growing on the wood.

[yuccales]

Originally Posted by farmall

Thats called Shelf Fungi. Its just growing on the wood.

Thanks! Googled that up, what a rabbit hole to go down! They're cool looking.

[weq92f]

Originally Posted by yuccales

Thanks! Googled that up, what a rabbit hole to go down! They're cool looking.

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Apparently used for medicinal purposes by the very early natives. Ran an Image search and it returned this...

The image shows a red-belted bracket fungus, scientifically known as Fomitopsis pinicola. This common polypore mushroom can be identified by the following features:

It is a woody, perennial conk that grows on dead conifer logs and stumps.
The fruiting body is typically hoof-shaped with a dark brown to blackish-brown top surface and a varnished, orange-brown marginal band.
It is inedible due to its tough, woody texture.
Historically, indigenous peoples used it for medicinal purposes and as a tinder to carry fire.

-Kevin

[yuccales]

Took this several years ago in Newcastle, Ca. Not sure where it is now.