Bleeding Oak Crust by durleybeachbum
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Description
Stereum gausapatum.
Widespread and very common. Found on dead wood of deciduous trees, almost exclusively on oak.
It bleeds red when damaged, hence the common name.

Comments (23)
What a coooinkindink! I bleed when damaged too!
great shot; thanx for the info about the color
A real cool name and a superb capture. There is so much on that little stick!
Wow, first for me, beautiful looking.
Great the way it has grown on the branch, pretty!!
Well composed image !
Fascinating! Love the feathery shapes and color! Really interesting shot, Andrea!
Very different and cool
Interesting and quite beautiful.
Beautiful pic Andrea
Brilliant shot and info Andrea.
What a beautiful frilly structure it has & the white outline really makes it stand out dramatically...
HA! That is a fantastic twig decoration. Wonderful find and capture, Andrea :-). Love it !
Superb capture Andrea. God bless.
Nature has to offer interesting things again and again. Fantastic find and shot!
How very cool that is! Great shot!
Great shot and interesting information.
never saw it around here. wonderful shot
New to me and rather attractive. Terrific catch.
How wonderful to see.
A beautiful looking fungus,nice find.
Awesome capture!
An amazing find and capture Andrea - you just keep on teaching and I love it!