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Pat Kiewicz wrote:

Isabella Woodhouse said:

Out picking beans yesterday, I noted the appearance of three huge fungi,
one at the inner base of each pole, on one "teepee" of my pole beans.
This is the first I noticed them so I have no idea how long they've been
there. Seems like it can't be too long since I pick beans at least
every other day. I've searched and searched but cannot seem to find a
pictorial database of fungi so I can identify these critters. They are
a mottle ecru and light adobe color and look similar to those oyster
fungi in that they are kind of layered. But I can't be sure what (or
why) they are since I can't seem to find a large library of pics for
comparison.

Maybe something like hen-of-the woods, or some other type of
shelf fungus?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maitake -- these can get huge

Those are indeed beautiful but are not the ones. I'm far more curious
than worried. I don't want them taking over the garden.... lol....
attack of the killer fungi! And there's that story about that man who
merely inhaled spores and it killed him. That'll give you pause.

Izzy
--
"I will show you fear in a handful of dust"
-T.S. Eliot