New Zealand has a number of different Daldinia species that need to be looked at with the aid of a microscope to separate. With Daldinia childiae and Daldinia dennisii var. microspora being the most common.
Common name: Charcoal fungus, King Alfred's cak
Found: Podocarp Forest
Substrate: Wood
Spore:Black
Height: 75 mm
Width: 50 mm
Season: All year round
Edible: No