#laetiporus

[snototter]

A chicken of the woods fungus (Laetiporus sulphureus) in Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA

by Jim Petranka

[glutenfree-rootbeer]

Went on a walk today and saw this huge mushroom(s?) coming out of this eucalyptus tree. Very cool!

[rustandsky]

"E̴e̵e̷e̵a̸a̵a̴s̴t̴o̷n̸.̶.̴.̷"Inspired by the absolutely amazing book What Moves the Dead, by T. Kingfisher!

[fungusqueen]

Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus gilbertsonii) growing on a carob tree

[ceephorsshitshow]

Hoooly lord look at this

Chicken anyone?

She's a little old but plenty of good edges to find. Landscaper was tasked with removing it and I'm glad it didn't end up in the landfill.

[mushroomgay]

Hadley Wood, London, UK, August 2022

Chicken of the woods (Laetiporus sulphureus)

The woods were absolutely gorgeously adorned with chicken of the woods today, lots of which was at the perfect stage for harvest. This was particularly wonderful, as it’s my sister’s favourite thing that I forage; she returned from America tonight (after 6 months away working), so I made us a huge batch of (unusually ugly due to grinding up gluten free brown bread for breading) delicious chicken nuggets of the woods. 

[pinecake]

Tilly baby cat in her jungle

[publicuniversalenemy]

babys a fuckinfg forager now ^-*

ID 1: a photo of a chicken of the woods (laetiporus) mushroom growing on a downed log. End ID

ID 2: a photo of me holding the mushroom from the previous image. End ID

[soul-ishah]

Look what my dad found in North Carolina. Is this what I think it is ?! 🍗 (no one’s gonna eat it. Just curious)

[myrachidh]

Fungus ~ Laetiporus sulphureus ~ Crab-of-the-woods ~ Sulphur polypore ~ Sulphur shelf ~ Chicken-of-the-woods ~ Polypore soufré ~ Sparta, New Jersey. #Fungus #Laetiporus #Laetiporussulphureus #Crab-of-the-woods #Sulphur #Sulphurpolypore #Sulphurshelf #Chicken-of-the-woods #Polypore #Polyporesoufré #Mushroom #Champignon #Sparta #NJ #NewJersey #fungiidentification #Fungii #fungiiofinstagram <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rachidh/albums">www.flickr.com/photos/rachidh/albums (at Sparta, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiqfsVtPSLQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[lindagoesmushrooming]

Chicken of the woods | Laetiporus sulphureus

[mycoblogg]

FOTD #092 : crab of the woods! (laetiporus sulphureus)

the crab of the woods (also sulphur shelf / polypore) is a bracket fungus of the family fomitopsidaceae. it is a saprophyte & weak parasite that often causes brown cubical rot !! it grows across europe & north america :-)

the big question : can i bite it?? yes & it is quite delicious :-) it has been compared to the taste of crab, lobster & chicken. some deer also eat it !! however, humans should not eat it raw.

l. sulphureus description :

"the fruiting body emerges directly from the trunk of a tree & is initially knob-shaped, but soon expands to fan-shaped shelves, typically growing in overlapping tiers. it is sulphur-yellow to bright orange in colour & has a suede-like texture. old fruitbodies fade to tan or whitish. each shelf may be anywhere from 5 to 60 centimetres (2 to 23+1⁄2 inches) across up to 4 cm (1+1⁄2 in) thick. the fertile surface is sulphur-yellow with small pores or tubes & produces a white spore print. when fresh, the flesh is succulent with a strong fungal aroma & exudes a yellowish, transparent juice, but soon becomes dry & brittle."

[images : source & source] [fungus description : source]

[tricornonthecob]

Y’ALL I FOUND CHICKEN OF THE WOODS AT PONY LESSIES

Sammich is sautéed chicken mushies on toasted roll with bww garlic sauce and dill pickle

Editing to add psa to never eat mushrooms you cannot with 100% certainty identify. Chicken does not have too many lookalikes once you’ve had some experience foraging, so its one of the few i will eat.

[moe-mycelium]

Mmmmmm chickennnn

Based upon location (North-Eastern Forest) and observable features, I’d strongly wager these are (Laetiporus Sulphureus), common names being Chicken-of-the-woods, crab-of-the-woods, sulphur polypore, or sulfur shelf.

The bright yellow underside helps distinguish it from it’s also edible cousin, (Laetiporus Cincinnatus), which has a creamy white underside. These guys were a little too bug-infested to eat, it’s better to pick them when they first emerge, but a very cool find!

[fungusqueen]

Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus gilbertsonii) from last year growing on a carob tree. I’ve been mistaking carob for oak in some cases and I’m realizing a lot of the specimens i’ve found have actually been growing on carob. It makes me wonder if these trees have reached the end of their life cycle, thus explaining their vulnerability to fungal infection...if they’re being infected because they’re not being watered enough or being pruned properly (maybe being cut with unclean/spore-containing instruments) or if they’re not well-adapted to the environments they’re grown in. I can only speculate but all these carob trees are dying

[feralchaton]

"I believe that mycelium is the neurological network of nature."

"Interlacing mosaics of mycelium infuse habitats with information-sharing membranes."

"These membranes are aware, react to change, and collectively have the long-term health of the host environment in mind." -Paul Stamets