Should it be this black? Is it rotten, dead or even burned? Or infested, looking at those webs?
FWIW, I think it should all look like the part of it that is close to the trunk.
Chaga - Inonotus Obliquus (OC)
Submitted 3 weeks ago by dgdft@lemmy.world to mycology@mander.xyz
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/34fea6e3-ce79-4f58-a31b-95a5a03f682a.jpeg
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A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 3 weeks ago dgdft@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
This is perfectly normal for chaga, save for the exceptionally phallic shape.
Inonotus obliquus is usually found on standing trees, looking like a large lump of blackened, crusty material, reminiscent of charcoal, thrusting itself through the tree’s bark.
www.mushroomexpert.com/inonotus_obliquus.html
^also includes reference photos
- A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 3 weeks ago
thanks!
blackbrook@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
Ah, the old inoutus!
decolo@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
looks pretty chaotic evil, as mushrooms Go!