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Phaeolus schweinitzii
The brackets produced by this fungus appear annually in summer/autumn on coniferous trees. They are normally found growing on stumps and roots; they have a stalk, are hairy with concentric grooves. The upper surface is brown becoming darker with age, eventually black. The flesh is rust brown and fibrous. This fungus is thought to gain entry into the tree through wounds. This fungus is fairly common and widespread in Britain. It is a decay fungus usually affecting the roots.
Pictures By Chris Skellern.
Located at the base of a Scots Pine, Southampton, UK.
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Located on an old stump, New Forest.
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Pictures by James Veats.
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Picture taken by Ben Jones at Kew Gardens.
The tree is a Scots Pine and this small bracket has appeared on an old pruning wound high up on the stem.
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Fruiting brackets growing on Douglas Fir roots; in the New forest, near Brockenhurst.
Picture taken by John Hearne.
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