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These are known as Peziza, a large genus of saprophytic cup fungus..They grow on the ground or rotting wood. I would say they are quite safe if left alone and shouldn’t cause any problems for your dogs. Microscopy would be required to correctly identify this type of fungus. It has the look of A.excelsa but the smell of raw potatoes points to A.citrina. It’s a shame there weren’t any mature samples nearby. Hi, was the top of the bracket velvety? Inonotus hispidus is usually found on Ash and apple.Sometimes you can see older,darker remains from previous years on the tree or ground nearby. Mid to late Summer is a good time to spot them before they decay and fall to the ground later on in the year. Good photo’s but it would be useful to know what type of tree it’s growing on as most bracket fungi are host specific. This does look like , Dadaleopsis confragosa, the Blushing Bracket usually found on Salix ( willow ). The bracket looks like one of the Ganoderma.There are two Ganoderma that look very similar in the field. Ganoderma australe. and Ganoderma applanatum. The only way to tell the difference is by microscopy. Saying that the Ganoderma applanatum sometimes has a gall attachment on the underneath, this is not the case with the australe. The first one looks very much like Coprinus atramantarious the common ink cap and the last one is Coprinus Comatus the Lawyers Wig.Nov sure next other one though. With a strong smell of Aniseed I would suggest Lentinellus cochleatus but usually found on dead broadleaf trees.
