The Fungi World (192) : Wild Dry Rot

In winter fungi are rare, but they do exist, like this Wild Dry Rot fungus, a lichen lookalike.

A tree on which this fungus grows, is always doomed to die.
(can also grow on untreated wood in buildings)

Dutch name : Dakloze huiszwam
German name : Wilder Hausschwamm
Latin name : Serpula himantioides
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