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The Fungi World (193) : Branching Oyster

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Mark Billiau.

Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

The Fungi World (193) : Branching Oyster

The Branching Oyster is a funnel shaped fungus becoming wavy with aging and is attached directly to the tree on which it grows
(a stem is mostly absent).
Its soft and fragile fruiting body has a smell of flour.

Can be found in spring, summer and autumn.

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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Ute mit Diddi 17/09/2013 21:28
Ein sehr schönes Naturbild zeigst Du hier. Interessant ist auch der Bildaufbau. Rechts der Vordergrund mit dem Haupt Motiv in voller Schärfe und links die Unschärfe. Das gibt dem Bild einen sehr schönen Kontrast.
VG Diddi

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TeresaM 15/09/2013 20:49
Excellente et belle présentation, Mark !!
J'aime beaucoup cette mise en valeur.
Amitiés,
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Mohr Wilfried 13/09/2013 9:46
Wunderbarer Schärfeverlauf.
Gruß Wilfried
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Keyla Juliana 12/09/2013 16:16
Great shot! Sharpness and dof are perfect!
Greetings, Keyla
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Andy-Wood 11/09/2013 23:56
Fascinating lifeforms.
Excellent detail and captured at its best.
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Adele D. Oliver 11/09/2013 21:44
an excellent capture of this beautiful fungus with its clean white details showing so well .... how interesting that it is carniverous, makes me wonder how it injests the worms.
greetings, Adele
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Vitória Castelo Santos 11/09/2013 20:12
WONDERFUL world...........!
Greetings
Vitoria
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Lawson McCulloch 11/09/2013 20:08
The fungi here are so clean and fresh with wonderful detail.
best wishes,
Lawson
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BRYAN CRUTE 11/09/2013 19:46
Superb exposure bringing out all the detailing to this fungi

Regards
Bryan
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Wolfgang Bazer 11/09/2013 19:31
Sehr schön hast Du hier die Lamellenstruktur herausgearbeitet! Klasse Foto!
LG Wolfgang
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Josef Kainz 11/09/2013 19:11
Ein sehr schön gezeigtes Bild

Josef
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Othmar W. Mayer 11/09/2013 18:31
Hello Mark,
Very responsive, detailed recording of Branching Oyster. Is not in the Red List in Austria.
The Branching Oyster can be confused with any inedible or poisonous fungus, but only with good edible mushrooms such as the eryngii mushroom or oyster mushroom.
Friendly greetings
Othmar
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Gruber Fred 11/09/2013 16:59
Tolles Licht und eine 1A Schärfe.
Die habe ich noch auf meiner Wunschliste.
LG Fred
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carinart 11/09/2013 14:21
Sehr gut abgelichtet - nicht immer einfach ...
L.G. Karin
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Sigrid E 11/09/2013 13:28
Wunderbar scharf und klar, klasse auch er Bildaufbau!
LG
Sigrid
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