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Country: The Netherlands.

According to an AI identification system this might be a Fistulina hepatica.

Looking into it, Fistulina hepatica has an asexual state that does resemble what I see here (Article: Confistulina: a rare and little-known state of Fistulina hepatica)

But I am still not sure. Fistulina hepatica prefers to grow in oak and chestnut. Unfortunately I did not pay close attention at whether the tree was an oak tree when I took the picture, and from the small piece of bark visible in the photo it is hard for me to tell.

Here is a close-up of the surface of this fungus:

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[โ€“] bunny_funeral@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Looks like a tree croissant

[โ€“] Sal@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

I can't believe I didn't notice that. Now I can't unsee this.