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Beefsteak Fungus
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Beefsteak Fungus 

(Fistulina hepatica), also liver fungus, a fungus of the group Polyporaceae. Beefsteak fungus grows on old trunks and stumps of hardwood trees, predominantly oaks. The fruiting body is tongue shaped and attaches itself to the trunk by the edge of its cap or by a short, secondary stem. When young, the fungus is fleshy and blood-red, becoming faded and hard with age. Beefsteak fungus is mainly distributed in the central and southern zones of the USSR.
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Brown oak is the name for the European oak trees affected by fungal attack from Fistulina hepatica.
Flakey, but fine design: English brown oak survives the beefsteak ... by Kaiser, Jo-Ann / Wood & Wood Products
English brown oak which has been attacked by a fungus known as fistulina hepatica, has a heartwood which is a much deeper brown than the usual tan to light brown color of the unaffected trees.
The hearty oaks of Europe endear and endure by Kaiser, Jo-Ann / Wood & Wood Products
 
 
 
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