One of the more interesting mushrooms that grows near me. The orange color comes from a parasitic ascomycete fungus that grows on the host mushroom. This guy is edible, but I was trail riding so I didn't harvest.
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It looks like it rivals the size of your bike! Ha probably just an optical illusion ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Haha, yeah it's not that big. I'd say it was about the size of my hand. This picture should help a bit.
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