Here is the same mushroom from my last post but 3 days later and photographed from the other side.
I feels like a rock with a rubbery coating.
It seems to be growing what looks like roots?
It doesn’t seem like it’s dying off, rather it seems to be growing stronger.
It’s growing under a pear tree, maybe it’s feeding off of dead roots?
I’m thinking maybe a ganoderma?
Here is a closeup and one from the same angle as my last post:
Edit: Here it is 3 days ago:
No idea, but I’m interested in this.
I’ll post again if something interesting happens
Compare with Dyer’s Polypore, Phaeolus schweinitzii.
could be, but the German language wiki says it is soft when young. Also our conifers are pretty far away from that spot. I guess, I’ll have to wait a few more days to see what it turns into.