Hoof fungus, also known as Tinder Bracket, Fomes fomentarius, on a beech trunk – all that’s left standing of the tree – at Thornhill Rectory Park.
Hoof Fungus
Tag: Fomes fomentarius
Hoof Fungus
This hoof fungus, Fomes fomentarius, appears to have powdered the roots of the beech it is growing on with a film of rusty spores.
It’s also known as the tinder bracket because it has been used as in fire-starting since prehistoric times.
Hoof Fungus
HOOF FUNGUS, Fomes fomentarius, is also known as Tinder Bracket because strips were used for starting fires. ‘Ötzi’ the ice man carried four pieces of this fungus with him 5,300 years ago.
Here it is growing near the ground on a Silver Birch at Newmillerdam.