open to suggestions to the contrary LOL
Hairy surface, started out a darker brown and over time showed a lighter tan color
Very dried out, hard and brittle. Growing on a fallen tulip poplar across a stream, which also had winter oyster mushrooms (pleurotus) growing on it.
The closest looking match in the iNaturalist auto ID suggestions was hairy oyster, but looking at other panus species photos I definitely can't tell them apart. Actually I'm confused whether lecomtei and rudis are different species or not - I'll leave it to the people who actually know about mushrooms to figure out.
Hairy surface, started out a darker brown and over time showed a lighter tan color
Very dried out, hard and brittle. Growing on a fallen tulip poplar across a stream, which also had winter oyster mushrooms (pleurotus) growing on it.
The closest looking match in the iNaturalist auto ID suggestions was hairy oyster, but looking at other panus species photos I definitely can't tell them apart. Actually I'm confused whether lecomtei and rudis are different species or not - I'll leave it to the people who actually know about mushrooms to figure out.