shelf fungus
Scientific-
Any of various basidiomycete fungi that form shelflike carpophores (spore-bearing structures) on tree trunks or decaying wood.
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Also called bracket fungus
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People will also poach deer, as well as ginseng, wild onions and shelf fungus.
From Washington Post
Fabricating the Guggenheim Museum out of shelf fungus is an act of “caricature,” Mr. Busse said.
From New York Times
“I always wonder which came first: the fungus or the building,” he said of Mr. Busse’s museum, which uses large chunks of shelf fungus for the curving rotunda.
From New York Times
“You can imagine Paul walking around the woods in Kentucky and seeing a shelf fungus, and the Guggenheim pops into his head.”
From New York Times
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