Epifagus virginiana

Scientific Name: Epifagus virginiana
Common Name: beechdrops
Global Conservation Status: G5 - Secure

Beechdrops look like a dark upright cluster of twigs sprouting from the roots of an American beech tree.
Photographer: Sam Sheline

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