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Is this chicken of the woods? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works to c/mycology@mander.xyz

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Found in Cascadia/PNW in mid-August.

If it is indeed chicken of the woods (ie laetiporus), I'm curious as to which species.

Cross-posts:

https://sh.itjust.works/post/23697229

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[–] vardogor@mander.xyz 2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

it sure is. the species I'm not 100%, but I wanted to say make sure it wasn't on a conifer tree (spruce, fir, pine). it won't kill you but you might not feel very good

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Definitely looks like conifer bark of some sort. Not many non-conifer trees in the pnw.

What is it about conifers that makes the mushrooms not edible?

[–] vardogor@mander.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

checked myself and researched it again, seems like it's just that when people have allergic reactions with them it tends to be when they've grown on conifers. my bad! so, it doesn't make the mushroom not edible, just eat a little bit and wait a day to make sure you don't have the allergy

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