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Crested Polypore (Albatrellus cristatus)

This unusual fused mushroom group is possibly Crested Polypore (Albatrellus cristatus), formerly known as Polyporus cristatus. Identifying characteristics are a large irregular cap (single or several fused together), age cracks on top, white underneath, and growing in the woods on soil.