I saw this on the side of the road next to a tree. It was pretty big and quite an unusual shape! There was a smaller one just behind it. I’ve never seen a fungus like this so thought I’d snap a pic.

  • @BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee
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    68 months ago

    Looks like an old and worm eaten bolete. You mentioned it was purple? Try squishing it a little and see if it changes color when you do that, it would be a useful in IDing it

    • @OmegaMouseOP
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      28 months ago

      You could be right! I should add that this was found in the UK, Midlands. Looks like it has a purple-y interior where it has been split/eaten in the middle

  • @conditional_soup@lemm.ee
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    38 months ago

    At a glance, it looks like a bolete, but that’s a little bit of a more advanced identification than I feel comfortable with.