The Mushroom Man Part 3) Kretschmaria deusta Traditional Cache
MrMagnaDefender: Time to archive the series due to a number of reasons which include a quarry built on top of them and also a local nutcase at the farm near number 5. Thanks for all the logs [:D]
The Mushroom Man Part 3) Kretschmaria deusta
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Ustulina deusta is a pathogenic and saprophytic wood decay fungi,
found on broadleaved trees including beech,lime, maple and horse
chestnut. It causes a soft rot and decays the stem base and/or
roots. The resulting brittle fracture has a ceramic like fracture
surface. The fruiting bodies persist all year and their appearance
is that of a coin sized asphalt spattering of domed lumpy crusts,
brittle like charcoal, usually between the root buttresses. New
fruiting bodies formed in the spring are flat and whitish
grey.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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