ID anyone????

[coleman]

a colleague has found this on two separate sites one on a failed eucalyptus and another on a macrocarpa. was spongy/ powdery. mostly in the root zone and some was inhabiting the bottom of rocks??? weird. im at a loss. anyone have any idea???

[David Humphries]

noted similar a few times and not really got to the bottom of what it is exactly.

 

 

couple of probables I'd imagine

 

1/ either the mycelium of a fungal fruiting body (first two shots show a Bolete sp at the base of a lime. (of course this may be separate instances of the Bolete and mold together in the same location)

 

2/ or plain and simple mold (which is what I think it is in the last two shots on Oak)

 

In your images, what are/were the general conditions like at the base of the tree(s)?

 

Continually wet or dry?

 

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