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bracket fungus

or shelf fungus

Basidiomycete that forms shelflike sporophores (spore-producing organs). Bracket fungi are commonly found growing on trees or fallen logs in damp woodlands. They can severely damage cut lumber and stands of timber. Specimens 16 in. (40 cm) or more in diameter are not uncommon.

bracket fungus [′brak·ət ‚fəŋ·gəs]

(mycology)

A basidiomycete characterized by shelflike sporophores, sometimes seen on tree trunks.

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No references found			But common types include those that grow up from the ground and look like mushrooms, and those that grow on trees or decaying wood and look like little shelves--the shelf fungi. Capturing fungi by Winston, Anthony / PSA Journal Ledges jut out all along the chimney, like giant shelf fungi growing on a tree. Hot Spots Under the Sea by Latta, Sara / Highlights for Children The same warning applies to the multicolor variety of shelf fungi that are growing on waterlogged tree trunks, many toppled and others still standing. PLACERITA CANYON CALLING : VOLUNTEER DOCENTS TO LEAD HIKERS INTO ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)			Shelbyville Shelbyville State Fish & Wildlife Area Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge Sheldon, Edward Sheldon, Edward Austin Sheldon, Gilbert Sheldon, Sidney shelduck Shelebi, Nikolai Shelebi, Nikolai Ivanovich Shelekhov Shelekhov, Grigori Ivanovich Shelemiah Shelenkov, Aleksandr Shelenkov, Aleksandr Vladimirovich Shelepin, Aleksandr shelf shelf angle shelf bracket shelf break shelf channel shelf cleat shelf edge shelf facies Shelf fungi shelf ice shelf life shelf nog shelf pin shelf rest shelf sea shelf strip shelf support shelf-angle Shelford, Victor Ernest shelfstone shelfware Shelgunov Demonstration Shelgunov, Nikolai Shelgunov, Nikolai Vasilevich Shelgunov, Vasilii Shelgunov, Vasilii Andreevich Shelikhov, Grigorii Shelikhov, Grigorii Ivanovich Shelikhov, Gulf Shelikof Strait Shelikov, Gulf of Shell shell account shell aggregate			Shelekhov Shelekhov, Grigori Ivanovich Shelemiah Shelenkov, Aleksandr Shelenkov, Aleksandr Vladimirovich Shelepin, Aleksandr shelf shelf shelf shelf shelf shelf Shelf and Slope Environmental Taphonomy Initiative shelf angle Shelf Basin Interactions shelf bracket shelf bracket Shelf break Shelf break shelf channel shelf cleat Shelf Control Module Shelf Controller Shelf Controller Unit Shelf Discovery Protocol shelf edge Shelf Edge Current Shelf Edge Exchange Processes Shelf End Peninsula Base shelf facies Shelf fungi shelf fungus shelf fungus shelf ice shelf ice shelf life shelf life shelf life shelf life shelf life Shelf Life Action Code Shelf Life Code Shelf Life Decision System Shelf Life Expiration Date Shelf Life Extender Shelf Life Extension Program Shelf Life Item Shelf Life Program shelf lives shelf lives shelf lives shelf mark shelf marks Shelf mushroom Shelf mushroom shelf nog Shelf offering Shelf Offerings Shelf Patchthrough Card shelf pin Shelf Power Module

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bracket fungus (redirected from Shelf fungi)

bracket fungus

bracket fungus
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