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King Alfred’s cakes

Although inedible, King Alfred’s cakes can be used as hand warmers, firelighters and briquette’s for campfires, hence the alias coal fungus. Keep a lookout for them in woodland on dead or decaying fallen ash trees.

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King Alfred’s cakes Daldinia concentrica

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King Alfred's cakes

Family: Xylariaceae
Fruiting season: January – December
Colour: Black – brown
Cap width: 2 – 10cm
Height: N/A
Habitat: Dead or decaying fallen trees, particularly beech and ash

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