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The Fungi World (261) : Branching Oyster

The Fungi World (261) : Branching Oyster

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Mark Billiau.


Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

The Fungi World (261) : Branching Oyster

Branching Oyster is a funnel shaped fungus becoming wavy with aging and is attached directly to the tree on which it grows without stem.
Can be found mostly under or on elms.

The Branching Oyster is one of the very rare carnivorous fungi !
It can kill and digest roundworms !

Unfortunately, this striking fungus stands on the Red List of vulnerable and threatened species !

Dutch name : Trechteroesterzwam
German name : Rillstieliger Seitling
Latin name : Pleurotus cornucopiae

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