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Brittle Cinder
A wood-decay fungus that forms crusts at the bases of hardwood trees, grey and powdery in spring and later black and brittle like charred wood. It enters through wounds on the lower trunk or roots, or by root contact, and causes a soft rot. Infected trees can break suddenly at the base while their crowns still look healthy, which makes it an important hazard-tree fungus.
Not edible; a hard, brittle crust.
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