Gyromitra perlata, Pig's Ear mushroom growing on rotting wood, in mid-June, up along the Middle Fork of Rock Creek, in Granite County, Montana.

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Gyromitra perlata, Pig's Ear mushroom growing on rotting wood, in mid-June, up along the Middle Fork of Rock Creek, in Granite County, Montana. These mushrooms are in the false Morel family. Latin synonyms for G. perlata include Peziza perlata, Acetabula ancilis, Discina perlata, Discina warnei, and Discina macrospora. As with most mushroom species, positive identification should never be made solely from a photograph. Kingdom: Fungi Division: Ascomycota Class: Pezizomycetes Order: Pezizales Family: Discinaceae Genus: Gyromitra Species: G. perlata

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Size: 5100px × 3400px
Location: Middle Fork of Rock Creek, Granite County, Montana, USA
Photo credit: © Martin Battilana Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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