Categories David Shiny cramp ball fungi, Perton Post author By David Post date 13 March 2020 Shiny black cramp balls, growing on a felled log by one of the footpaths at Perton. Also called King Alfred’s cakes, coal fungus or carbon balls. A common bracket fungus growing on dead wood. ← Goldfinch feeding, Northycote → Feeding swan pair, Perton Pool