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"Steve Peek" wrote:

Look at species Ganoderma for starters.
Steve

Thank you for that tip! I did find it on wikipedia and, while I'm not
sure it's the right group, it did lead me to find a wealth of pics.
These two somewhat resemble the ones in my garden:

http://www.shortcourses.com/naturelog/fungi04.jpg

http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20p?see=I_JP1510&res=640

What a fascinating array of fungi I've seen.

Isabella
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