Nail Fungus - Poronia punctata

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Common Name: 
Nail Fungus
Scientific Name: 
Poronia punctata
Typical Size (mm): 
0mm
Description: 

A member of the Xylariaceae family this small, whitish flattened disc is found on horse dung attached to the substrate by a long, black cylindrical stalk .

Distribution: 

The New Forest and other similarly grazed areas

Habitat: 

Once quite abundant but becoming more rare since the decline in the use
of natural horse power. Listed as endangered on the Red Data List.