ID this fungi

Ekka · 2nd February 2008, 01:12 AM

Went for a short bushwalk and spotted this great sample on a dead tree.

windthrown · 2nd February 2008, 01:21 AM

Looks cool. As for ID, I do not have any shroom books for down under. No idea...

Sean Freeman · 2nd February 2008, 01:43 AM

My pick is Laetiporus sulphureus always tricky when only having pics to work off! Be nice to see the fruiting body cut through and a close up of the spores

quercus · 2nd February 2008, 02:47 AM

Yup, that's sulphur shelf....

Tree Machine · 2nd February 2008, 07:40 AM

Laetiporus sulphureus, for certain. This specie is edible and has a field name (gastronomically speaking) of Chicken of the Woods, not to be confused with the maitake, Hen of the Woods (Grifola frondosa).

The chicken name comes because, it tastes just like chicken, fried chicken to be most accurate. It kinda freaks you out, because you KNOW it's a mushroom, but every taste sensor says "Fried Chicken".

Best harvested when young. Just take the supple, younger parts of the fruitbody. The one shown above looks like the entirety of it is young and choice. Left alone, these things can get pretty big. They like cherry wood, but aren't real picky.

The picture doesn't show, but they are often hued on the underside, a kind of
fluorescent, neon lime electric green. Both visual and gustatory entertainment.

Late Summer is when they show up, generally speaking.

treeseer · 8th February 2008, 04:05 PM

treemachine, if you can make that whole thing taste good you are seasoning it up right much. i've tasted the edges and they are good. laetiporus here is often darker orange.

anyone seen the attached? Bondarzewia berkelyii bad rotter; i'm fighting it on a big oak right now.

mdvaden · 9th February 2008, 05:10 PM

Sulphur shelf ... ?

Sure, why not. Not much in the way of look alikes. Although it does have it's variations.

It's one of my favorites to find in the forest.

Most often, the ones I find have a lot of bright orange. Texture-wise, they remind me of pancakes.

2nd February 2008, 01:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
windthrown Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pacific Northwest USA Posts: 126	Re: ID this fungi Looks cool. As for ID, I do not have any shroom books for down under. No idea... __________________ So few saws, so many trees... Stihls: 250-/025/290/361/361 Olympyk & Mac doorstops

2nd February 2008, 01:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
Sean Freeman PDF King & Arborist Extrodinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,868	Re: ID this fungi My pick is Laetiporus sulphureus always tricky when only having pics to work off! Be nice to see the fruiting body cut through and a close up of the spores __________________ Sean Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky, We fell them down and turn them into paper, That we may record our emptiness. - Kahlil Gibran

2nd February 2008, 02:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
quercus Mature tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: belgium Posts: 421	Re: ID this fungi Yup, that's sulphur shelf....

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2nd February 2008, 07:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
Tree Machine Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 714	Laetiporus sulphureus, for certain. This specie is edible and has a field name (gastronomically speaking) of Chicken of the Woods, not to be confused with the maitake, Hen of the Woods (Grifola frondosa). The chicken name comes because, it tastes just like chicken, fried chicken to be most accurate. It kinda freaks you out, because you KNOW it's a mushroom, but every taste sensor says "Fried Chicken". Best harvested when young. Just take the supple, younger parts of the fruitbody. The one shown above looks like the entirety of it is young and choice. Left alone, these things can get pretty big. They like cherry wood, but aren't real picky. The picture doesn't show, but they are often hued on the underside, a kind of fluorescent, neon lime electric green. Both visual and gustatory entertainment. Late Summer is when they show up, generally speaking.