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Old Wednesday 29th September 2004, 21:25   #1
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Anyone know what this is, engulfing a low bramble on Wandsworth Common?

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Old Wednesday 29th September 2004, 21:44   #2
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Anyone know what this is, engulfing a low bramble on Wandsworth Common?

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Was there a Pine tree nearby? If so then it might Phaeolus schweinitzii. Not uncommon, becomes black with age. Diameter about 8". Flesh tough and IIRC dark and corky. Th eBramble is incidental and just got in the way.
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Was there a Pine tree nearby? If so then it might Phaeolus schweinitzii. Not uncommon, becomes black with age. Diameter about 8". Flesh tough and IIRC dark and corky. Th eBramble is incidental and just got in the way.
Yes, I agree with Leif.
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I think of it more as a larch species but it is not too fussy about host. Usually on conifers, coming up from the roots, though it is said to occur on deciduous hosts too in Europe.
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Thanks guys - I forgot to say it was indeed under a pine tree.

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