Small fans, a life in wood
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Pedro Andrade photographed these small white fans in 31 January 2025. The record is identified as Schizophyllum commune and the published point was crossed with CAOP2025, placing it in Abadim. In the image, the structures exit laterally from a branch and have a pilous surface.
The Naturalis guide describes an inferior face with radial folds divided longitudinally. It is an important detail that this photograph from above does not reveal. Community identification belongs to the complete record, which includes other images.
The source describes the fungus as saprophyte, linked to trunks and branches: it obtains food from dead organic matter. Small fans are reproductive structures, not the whole set of life of the fungus in wood.
Source and context
Naturalis — Interactive Guide to Mushrooms and other fungi, Schizophyllum commune
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