A smooth white bracket when young, the Southern Bracket can grow to be one of the largest in the family, turning knobbly and brown as it ages.

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A smooth white bracket when young, the Southern Bracket can grow to be one of the largest in the family, turning knobbly and brown as it ages. They are often covered in algae when old,

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Location: North Moor, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
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