#: chicken of the woods :

[runby2]

autism is real

[melgillman]

A sample page from my brand-new mushroom hunting zine! If you like this, you can read the whole 21 page comic for free right here, right now.

[hagofbolding]

Illustrating some literal mushroom names in anticipation of baby's first convention season (as an independent artist)

Here's 1 out of 3 - Chicken of the Woods!

Come see me at VanCAF in May if you like chickens and/or mushrooms. I'll have stickers and postcards and other art toooo

[goblinfables]

a little extra for Fungi Friday!! some little minis and a snail lol

update: added these as stickers as such over here lol

[snototter]

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

by Jim Petranka

[cedarsalute]

A collection of mushrooms ive found in Wisconsin, USA 🍄

[mushroomgay]

Cambridge, UK, September 2024

Chicken of the woods (Laetiporus sulphureus)

Found some surprise chicken of the woods on the cycle home from work! It was at the perfect stage for harvesting, and I of course had to immediately make my favourite chicken nuggies of the woods. Some more is in the fridge and will likely become a stew and a risotto.

[fungusqueen]

Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus gilbertsonii) I found by chance when my friend was running late for our beach date. I had heard there was a small local farm on this street and decided to drive around looking for it; I spotted this growing on a big eucalyptus tree! I happened to walk up just as the homeowner was pulling in her trash cans and we started talking about the fungus...she already knew what it was and told me I could harvest as much as I wanted!

There's a rumor/myth in the mushroom community (also written in a lot of mushroom guides) that say you shouldn't eat this mushroom growing on eucalyptus trees...because allegedly something in the eucalyptus can enter the mushroom and make you sick (with short-term gastrointestinal distress). I asked the homeowner about this and she says this mushroom has been fruiting on her tree for the past 10 years and she's eaten/cooked it and never had any issue.

I harvested some/set it aside for myself with the intention of doing my own "research" (cooking and eating) to debunk the myth but I haven't had time to cook it yet.

I brought some for 4 of my friends, with the warning that they may experience gastrointestinal distress, but they are still willing participants in my impromptu "study". One even told me he hoped it might give him diarrhea (because he's been constipated), so honestly this type of honesty and willingness to get diarrhea is the best case scenario for my "sample group". I will keep everyone updated here because I'm genuinely curious and I do intend to "study" people's alleged reaction to eating this fungus.

Anyway, the homeowner was lovely and I suggested she consult an arborist to test if her tree may be dying. This fungus causes brown rot, which decays the cellulose of the wood it grows in. She expressed concerns about it falling on her house or onto the street if it was dead inside.

I plan to revist next year to see if it's still fruting and if the tree is still there!

[kristo-flowers]

chicken of the woods

[lindagoesmushrooming]

Chicken of the woods | Laetiporus sulphureus

[moomeecore]

practicing/experimenting w/ watercolors ft mushrooms

pls click for full view 🥺

[vandaliatraveler]

Photos from a lovely, post-Debby weekend in the Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Good, strong breeze to drive out the heat and keep the sky vibrant and constantly on the move. The narrow-leaved gentian (Gentiana linearis) is now at peak bloom in the mountains. This enchanting perennial loves damp mountain seeps and bog edges and is pollinated primarily by bumblebees, which are adept at prying open the flowers or just chewing through them if all else fails. The pearly everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea) is also in bloom - my mom used these delicate perennials in her dried-flower arrangements.

[hagofbolding]

All 3 fungus postcard print / sticker designs, looking forward to getting all these printed and in my sticky little hands SOON

[foundfeast]

My first foraged mushroom back in 2020

ID: Chicken of The Woods Found: Pennsylvania

[goblinfables]

Mushroom Monday Round Two! these guys are also going to turn into stickers sometime.

Chicken of the Woods | Inky Cap | Ruby Porcini | Winecap

update: stickers added!