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Bulgaria inquinans
The fruitbody of Bulgaria inquinans is flat-topped at first but becoming slightly cup shaped and is easily overlooked because it is almost black. Its fertile surface is shiny, and the sides of the cup are felty and dark brown. The flesh of the fruitbody is dark ochre-brown. It is soft and rubbery in wet weather but in dry conditions it becomes tougher and more like elastic. Often growing in dense masses, the individual fruit bodies are between 0.5 and 4 cm across and typically 1cm tall.
A fairly common and widespread woodland species in Europe and in many other regions of the world including parts of North America, where it is commonly referred to as black jelly drops. Bulgaria inquinans is saprobic on felled oaks, sweet chestnut and beech, occasionally on ash.
Spotted in Landgoed Bannink in rural area of Colmschate, Holland. (sources:see reference)
Spotted on Nov 8, 2014
Submitted on Nov 8, 2014
13 Comments
Six, very interesting photos....
That's a cool nickname you gave it, kd :) And as far as I know this one is indeed considered inedible.
The Darth Vader of the fungi world. I imagine it would not be an edible fungi with that look and description??
Thank you too, Leuba.
Interesting ! Great description - thanks .
Otherworldly huh :) Thanks for the kind comment and I'm glad you like my spottings.
What amazing stuff. :-) A catch-up on your spottings is well overdue.
Thank you, Neil. And I totally agree with you :)
Very unique. That's a great spotting, Jae. Fungi never fails to impress.
Definitely a weird one, Dan :) And quite big too, these ones were maybe 6 to 8 cm across.
Wow, bizarre! What a unique fungi.
Thank you, Charlie. Summer time in Taz, right? Well I wouldn't mind trading places for a season :)
Seeing all your fungi spottings are making me MISS our season ..very scarce for us at the moment . :( Your's are fantastic