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Fungi - Punctularia atropurpurascens

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There is no common name for this lovely lavender fungus.

The first bit of this fungus that I found was on a cut log, in the shadows, and I wasn't sure that it was really lavender-colored. But in spite of having to use a flash, the fungus definitely looks lavender in the photo.

The second or third time I checked on the fungus, I found a whole bunch more on another side of the log.

The droplets on the fungus are not dew; they are droplets exuded from the fungus in a process called "guttation."

Thumb for scale.

As this fungus aged, the shades of lavender changed to more purples and reds.

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