this post was submitted on 19 Oct 2023
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Could be a very young black staining polypore, but I'm not an expert.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I was thinking Dyer's Polypore (Phaeolus schweinitzii). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaeolus_schweinitzii - and yeah, kinda hard to tell as it's pretty small.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think you might be right.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I've wanted to use this one for dying, but haven't 'gotten around to it', yet.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah if it is a polypore it's still a baby.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You are correct. They love pine trees