Found this giant lately. The cap was more than 20 cm (8 inch) diameter. almost the size of a (good old) LP
Can anybody tell me the genus? @ISv do you probably know?
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The genus is Gymnopilus - most probably G. junonius: I don't know if the American G. ventricosus is already present in Europe (we are in "global" times: the spread of different species from continent to continent is getting more and more speed). That species is pretty similar.
BTW, when you take photos of fungi and want ID it's helpful to know the substrate from which they grow. Gymnopilus is growing on wood but that wood could be under the ground...
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