Smokey Bracket
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 15th December 2020 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
Fact File


Smokey Bracket.
Species:
Order:
Family:
Local Names:		 Bjerkandera adusta.
Polyporiales.
Meruliaceae.
Habitat:
Cap:
Season:
Edibility:
 		Dead hardwood, and very occasionally on dead conifers.
2 - 6 cms diameter.
Summer, autumn and early winter.
Tough and inedible.
When picking any fungus for consumption, caution should be exercised at all times.