Bracket Fungus. Basidiomycota on Tree Stump
by Connie Fox
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Bracket Fungus. Basidiomycota on Tree Stump
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Connie Fox
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Photograph - Outdoor Color Photo
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Bracket fungus on a tree stump in The Woodlands, Texas, USA, Bracket fungi, or shelf fungi, are among the many groups of fungi that comprise the phylum Basidiomycota. Characteristically, they produce shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting bodies called conks that lie in a close planar grouping of separate or interconnected horizontal rows. Brackets can range from only a single row of a few caps, to dozens of rows of caps that can weigh several hundred pounds. They are mainly found on trees (living and dead) and coarse woody debris, and may resemble mushrooms.
In this image, the bracket fungus is growing on a dead tree stump among coarse woody debris. Some bracket fungi form annual fruiting bodies, while others are perennial and grow larger year after year. Bracket fungi are typically tough and sturdy and produce their spores, called basidiospores, within the pores that typically make up the undersurface.
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Featured on the homepages of Your Best Work and Beauty Captured, October 2013; Seen But Not Noticed, Image That Excite You, and USA Photographers, September 2019; Seasons of the Trees and The Meandering Photographer, May 2023.
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October 17th, 2013
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Steve Rich
Nice work Connie. It is my pleasure to FEATURE your wonderful image on the homepage of "The Meandering Photographer” Please consider adding your photo to the "Feature History, The Meandering Photographer (April-June 2023)" active discussion thread. 5-19-2023
Holly April Harris
Beautiful details! I am very pleased to feature your awesome photo in ‘Seasons of the Trees in Photography!’ Please add it to the “2023 Second Quarter FEATURED IMAGES Gallery” thread in the discussions area to record and exhibit your image amongst the best in the group. Thank you! 5/2/23
Connie Fox
John Bailey, thank you for brightening my day with this homepage feature in Images That Excite You. I find it amazing and fascinating that something as beautiful as bracket fungus can come from the stump of a dead tree. One of the marvels of Nature!
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