Pterocarpus Angolensis is a tree
native to South Africa. It’s also commonly known as the bloodwood tree
due to the fact that when it’s chopped or damaged, a deep red sap which
looks eerily similar to blood, seeps from the tree. In fact, the purpose
of the sap is to coagulate and seal the wound to promote healing, much
like blood.
Tag: seeping
Hydnellum peckii.

Bleeding tooth fungus (Hydnellum peckii) by -sherry- on Flickr.










