SCIENTIFIC NAME: BULGAR INQUINANS
VERNACULAR NAME: BLACK BULGAR
Fig 1
FRUIT BODY Up to 4cm in diameter the black fruiting bodies are disc-shaped with a black shiny upper surface and black felty sides. Always found in groups and also known as Rubber Buttons.
GILLS/PORES N/A
FLESH Dark brown and very rubbery becoming more elasticated in damp weather.
SPORES Dark brown.
HABITAT Preference for felled Oak, Beech or Chestnut.
SEASON Common.  All year round.
EDIBILITY Inedible.  r

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