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LOCATION:
Basecamp Railway Path
DATE FOUND:
Day 1 – 12 August 2023
Dried and shrivelled on the same Oak from my 2022 survey.
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On Day 11, these had become more colourful and less shrivelled.
More were growing on the uncolonised twigs and branches in the area.
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On Day 13, these were brighter and less shrivelled.
Some had furry sections on the surface that attached to the substrate.
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