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Bracket Fungus

22/02/2015

In Search of Giant Fungus

BBC Radio 4 - Living World, In Search of Giant Fungus

Chris Sperring goes on the hunt for giant bracket fungus in Dommett Wood in Somerset.

Chris Sperring explores Dommett Wood in Somerset on the hunt for a giant bracket fungus that can grow up to one metre across.

Chris Sperring and Michael Jordan of the Association of British Fungus Groups go in search of giant bracket fungus in Dommett Wood in Somerset.

Bracket fungus grow on a variety of native trees. The vegetative part of the fungus, known as mycelium, grows under the bark of fallen wood or living trees, and will eventually break down and rot the host tree. However, the part that can most easily be seen is the fruiting body of bracket fungus. These fruiting bodies, growing on tree trunks and fallen logs, allow the fungus to reproduce and exist to produce and liberate millions of microscopic spores.

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