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Originally Posted by Chris Yeates  while chomping cast a thought over the fact that this is an interesting fungus from a taxonomic point of view
member of the Russulales! 
member of the family Auriscalpiaceae - and therefore very closely related to: http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/ear-pick-fungus
rather surprising n'est-ce pas?
bon appetite!
Chris |
Yes, very interesting. I initially thought it was a relative of the Oyster Mushroom, then thought it might be related to a Chanterelle...and it is actually more closely related to Russulas? Fungi certainly are strange things.