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Anyone out there "do" fungus ? On a fairly warm (13 c) slightly windy visit to my local wood this morning ,i found 4 of these
large fungus ,they were football sized ,and from a distance looked like a fungus species well past their sell by date ,but on close inspection they were actually pretty fresh .............any ideas greatly appreciated. Allan.W.

Found this on twitter but if you put that scientific name into google you get something that looks different?

https://twitter.com/bernoid/status/1171428323131396096

Thanks for that Bugboy , Yes it does look similar ,but as you say ,if you search the net with that latin name ,tree dwelling bracket fungi appear (along with DIY wall brackets ! ) and they don,t look particularly like my specimens ..............Thanks though ,I appreciate your interest.
Allan.W.

I would suggest..Black Tooth .. Phellodon niger.
Maurice

Yes Maurice ! that one does look a good match ,must say it was a striking looking fungus and apparently quite scarce .........i,ve certainly never seen them before ,thankyou for your help ! and thanks again also Paul.
Allan.W.