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Piptoporus betulinus
Shape almost like a bell,in the back have a "design" similar to a brain.
In a mix forest in serradela Mountain. l
"The velvety cut surface of the fruiting body was traditionally used as a strop for finishing the finest of edges on razors. It is also said to have medicinal properties, and this fungus was carried by "Ötzi the Iceman" – the 5,000 year old mummy found in Tyrol." from wikipedia https://www.google.pt/url?sa=t&rct=j...
4 Comments
Thanks Mark,it seems so :)
Intelligent fungi?
Thanks Ashley a cool fungi indeed
Looks like something came by and took a chunk out of the "brain" in the fourth photo :) Great photos, Antonio!