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:
csfirecracker@lemmyf.uk 6 months ago
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Sal@mander.xyz 6 months ago
Thanks! :D
gonta@mander.xyz 6 months ago
That’s our instance admin :D
csfirecracker@lemmyf.uk 6 months ago
I assumed it was that or a selfhosted instance, yeah. I just think its fun!