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Fungi on the fallen log
Unidentified fungus Uncertain
Angles captured. Six frames — the fruitbodies close, then three of the log itself for substrate reference, then an orange cap at the same spot.
Morphology
Small fruitbodies scattered along a large fallen log, with an orange-brown cap among them. Individual detail is limited; the sharpest frames are of the log rather than the fungi.
Habitat & substrate
A large mossy fallen log, well decayed, in shade.
Lookalikes & what rules them out
Recorded as a substrate observation more than a determination. What is on the log cannot be identified from these frames.
To confirm this identification
Close frames of individual fruitbodies.
Notes
Three of the six frames are of the log itself and are kept deliberately — the substrate is the point of the entry.
Found at Massasoit Rd area, Worcester, MA on Wednesday, 12 August 2026 at 18:48. See the full walk for that day's weather and everything else recorded.
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