Looks like one of those cauliflower funguses.
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Cauliflower fungus. If I remember it is edible.
Looks like fool's gold to me.
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Sorry for missing this one folks. The pine needles behind the specimen are a good indicator of "growing location" for this one, and as Cauliflower Fungus grows at the base of pine trees, that would be my choice.
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It is as most of you have already guessed, a cauliflower fungus, well spotted, fungi are often difficult to identify.