Friday 16 August 2013

Beefsteak

This is a young specimen of the fairly common Fistulina hepatica, the Beefsteak mushroom, usually found on Oaks, and sometimes Sweet Chestnut, in the forest, the flesh of this bracket fungus is soft and pinkish red, fading with age. When young, if cut, it exudes red blood like juice and looks like fresh meat.

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