Cramp Balls by durleybeachbum
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Description
Daldinia loculata,
This very rare fungus is similar to Daldinia concentrica or King Alfred's Cakes, which is a common uneven rounded fungus that resembles burnt buns.
I am fairly sure of the ID as these are on Silver Birch, whereas concentrica is virtually exclusive to Ash.
They are up to 10cm across.
See a spectacular group Here
Comments (21)
kgb224
Strange to see. Great find and capture Andrea. God bless.
jendellas
Flip, never seen them before.
Hendesse
Very interesting, cramp balls I've never seen before. An excellent shot.
Juliette.Gribnau
most interesting... never seen such fungus !!!
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Never seen them either but I have felt them from time to time hehe! This is super Andrea! A testament to the saying that we learn something new every day.
wysiwig
Birch or Ash. What's that they say about any port in a storm? A terrific close up. They have a certain odd beauty.
auntietk
Put a check in the "Never seen 'em before" column for me too, Andrea. They're quite attractive!
alanwilliams
thats some great detail Andrea
jayfar
Great find - I've not seen these before.
blinkings
Sounds painful!
goodoleboy
That is some weird fungi, albeit beautifully illuminated to display many of its raw and textured features. Burnt buns are what you get when you sit on a hot stove. And cramp balls is what one gets when wearing tight…..oh, never mind.
MrsRatbag
Nature is surely a wondrous thing, abundant with never-seens and unknowns. Well spotted and a great capture!
Faemike55
Great capture Andrea and I'll be kind and not talk about anything else as it seems that there are those who have covered the subjects quite thoroughly
Mark-David-Rogers
Fascinating find, could this be a similar species hence being on this tree?. Fine capture. Well done.
GARAGELAND
The title brought tears to my eyes. Excellent find and shot.
pauldeleu
Wonderful and serene.
CavalierLady
Well, that's really cool. You discover all sorts of interesting things on your forays! Nice find and capture!
Jay-el-Jay
Well,I also just learned something new today about the variety of nature.Thanks for the education and the fine shot.
whaleman
So bizarre!
moochagoo
I've never seen that kind of fungus
danapommet
Something new to me and a very interesting growth! A wonderful share!