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 07/11/2005 11:56:05 AM · #1
This mushroom, which is really quite beautiful, suddenly appeared under an oak tree in my yard a few days ago...I love the coral color, but I can't find anything like it in my field guide..anyone have any ideas..can I eat it? (just kidding!) It's about a foot across in diameter

Marion

Message edited by author 2005-07-11 11:58:21.
 07/11/2005 12:07:59 PM · #2
thats so beautiful! :)
07/11/2005 12:13:19 PM · #3
It's hard to tell from the coloring but it reminds me of a Lobster Mushroom.
 07/11/2005 12:15:39 PM · #4
i think it is called a brain fungus, but not 100% sure i will check in my reference book later and let you know 2moro
ben
 07/11/2005 12:21:08 PM · #5
Originally posted by benhur:
i think it is called a brain fungus, but not 100% sure i will check in my reference book later and let you know 2moro
ben


Brain fungus is yellow and usually no larger than 8 cm across. Well, pretty sure anyway.

EDIT: Ok, sop there are more than one BF - A few paragraphs down

Message edited by author 2005-07-11 12:26:56.
 07/11/2005 12:23:38 PM · #6
This baby is big! bigger every day, much larger than my brain! the mushroom closest in my field guide is a Cauliflower mushroom, but those only occur on the west coast of the US, not the east coast.

Message edited by author 2005-07-11 12:26:51.
 07/11/2005 12:32:46 PM · #7
maybe, but their pic is hard to tell.... //www.mykoweb.com/photos/large/Laetiporus_conifericola(mgw-03).jpg

//www.mykoweb.com/CAF/photos/Laetiporus_conifericola(nw-01).jpg
//www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Laetiporus_conifericola.html

edit...maybe not on the east coast...oops or maybe it is... //www.fungi-zette.com/east-treats.htm

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