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fungi

King Alfred's Cake King Alfred's Cake
Daldinia concentrica
Up to 5cm across

Forms hard, knobbly balls on the bark of dead and dying branches of deciduous trees, particularly on ash. Surface is usually shiny black and the fungus is brittle. Concentric rings revealed in cross-section. Widespread. Found all year.
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