Stroma and peeled-back bark - white background

Description:

Longitude (deg): -1.9. Latitude (deg): 50.6. Longitude (deg/min): 1° 60' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 40' N. Vice county name: Dorset. Vice county no.: 9. Country: England. Stage: Effete fruitbody. Associated species: Betula. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: Effete stroma on recently-dead branches on living birch where it peels back the bark and fruits on the exposed wood. Category: standard photograph or close-up. Background: white background. Where photo was taken: In situ. Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS600D dSLR with Tamron SP AF Di 90mm Macro 1:1 lens.