Black Bulgar

Black Bulgar starts off as flat-topped at discs, the margins brownish, tightly inrolled and gradually turns more cup-shaped. The surface is black and shiny and the outsides of the cup are felty and dark brown. It is soft and rubbery in wet weather but becomes toughervin dry conditions.

It can be seen from September through to March, growing in dense masses on felled tree trunks and fallen branches, most commonly on felled Oak.

Black Bulgar is sometimes referred to as Bachelor’s Buttons or Rubber Buttons. They look a little like liquorice or black gumdrops, but Black Bulgar isn’t considered edible and may possibly contain toxins.

A fairly common and widespread woodland species in Britain.