Beefsteak fungus
Fistulina hepatica
The beefsteak fungus is a bracket fungus that looks like a slab of meat or a large tongue, pinkish-red ageing to reddish-brown and 7–30 cm wide. Its flesh bleeds a dull red juice when cut, and the pore surface is creamy white.
Where it's found
Common on oaks and sweet chestnut, on living or dead wood, from late summer to the end of autumn; in Australia on wounds of eucalyptus trees.
Distribution
Found in Europe, North and southern Africa, Australia and North America.
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