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Pale clustered fruitbodies on the ground
Unidentified fungus Uncertain
Angles captured. Five frames, some close on the clustered pale stems and some of the white pieces lying in the litter.
Morphology
Pale cream to white, clustered, with thick branching or fused stems in some frames and separate white lobes in others. Texture appears firm rather than fleshy.
Habitat & substrate
Leaf litter and rotting wood on level ground.
Lookalikes & what rules them out
The clustered, branching habit is unlike the capped mushrooms elsewhere on this walk. Whether this is a single organism or unrelated pieces in one place cannot be settled from the frames.
To confirm this identification
Whether the parts are joined at a common base, and a cut through the flesh.
Notes
Grouped as one and confirmed as correct on review.
Found at Massasoit Rd area, Worcester, MA on Wednesday, 12 August 2026 at 18:14. See the full walk for that day's weather and everything else recorded.
Others in this group
Weathered / grazed fruitbodies on an eroded bankcf. Russula · Jul 31Low
White mycelium in leaf litterMycelium · Aug 6
Brown cap on a birch logUnidentified · Aug 6Low
Leaf litter beside the bolete logNot a fruitbody — litter record · Aug 8
Fungi on the fallen logUnidentified fungus · Aug 12Low
Rose cap in grassUnidentified fungus · Aug 14Low–moderate