Daldinia concentrica
A common bracket fungus of dead ash and beech, forming hard, round, shiny black fruitbodies resembling lumps of coal or burnt cakes. The concentric rings inside resemble tree rings. It was used as a tinder fungus and to carry fire by ancient peoples.
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Record sightingConservation Status: LC
Least Concern — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.