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Came across this today thought id take some photos, what do you think? sorry pictures are a bit crap only had my phone on me. if someone could tell me if there are examples of mycelial lobes and compartmentalisation, I havent a clue, also thoughts on a lightening strike.

Only looking on a tiny phone screen myself but I see (i think)
- no evidence of lighting strike
- a white fuzz and cubical rot, possibly Laetiporous mycelial felts
- black stuff I can't see very well. Could be fire damage or Armillaria plaques?
- doesn't look well compartmentalized, hence decay column close to surface, poor t:r ratio and failure.
I imagine one of the mycophilic trio will confirm/deny/offer better suggestions. Did it come down in the strong winds we've had in the south east?

! believe it came down last night mate, its on the side of a road i travel down daily, and noticed it this morning, The black stuff is defiantely fire damage I know the pictures are rubbish.

Difficult to pin down a fungi here but not laetiporus, this is whte rot, maybe a gano or cold be Phelinus igniarius if that fungus also has mycelial sheets and i think it may.

Im going gano myself

here some more this may help

The first picture shows young fruitbodies of Trametes versicolor combined with mycelial felts and plaques of an Armillaria species. Both species produce simultaneous white rot.