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08-07-2007, 07:06 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bishops Stortford
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I came across this in the woods today. Can anyone ID it please? I only have an ancient Oxford Book of Flowerless Plants (yes I know fungi are not plants now). Closest I can get from that book is Grifola sulphurea. Is that correct or has there been a name change because I cannot see it in the WAB gallery? Thanks  
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08-07-2007, 07:08 PM
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Hi Hornbeam. Chicken of the Woods Laetiporus sulphreus. |
08-07-2007, 08:01 PM
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Thanks for that. Yes - it is the same one, but my book doesn't have a Laetiporus listed. Must be one of those tiresome name changes.
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08-07-2007, 10:52 PM
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The old name was Polyporus sulphureus. |
09-07-2007, 12:44 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kenninghall, Norfolk
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You lucky little sausage!!!  I've been looking for one of these for ages now.
Still no luck. I think it's time to get hunting 
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09-07-2007, 01:02 PM
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The BMS distribution map (which I'm not sure is perfect) doesn't show any Chicken of the Woods in Norfolk at all! Worryingly, there does appear to have been a specimen found floating a few miles off the North Norfolk coast. |
09-07-2007, 02:34 PM
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What is the world coming to when a Norfolk lad can't get his hands on a nice bit of Chicken of the Woods locally! I guess i'll have to travel. Lovely find though  |
09-07-2007, 04:02 PM
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No chicken-of-the-woods in Norfolk???? Saw a lovely specimen last year here in sunny Suffolk........ Maybe the border-control is really strict!! |
09-07-2007, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Suffolk-Chris  No chicken-of-the-woods in Norfolk???? Saw a lovely specimen last year here in sunny Suffolk........ Maybe the border-control is really strict!! | I must admit I'm a bit puzzled by the BMS maps - I doubt they claim to be exhaustive. On a BMS-linked page, for instance, there is this map which provides a few pointers for North Norfolk. |
09-07-2007, 04:46 PM
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10-07-2007, 07:45 AM
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Thanks for the ID guys, it is in in Hatfield Forest. I know nothing about fungi and have loads of unidentified photos. Can anyone suggest a good illustrated book? Thanks
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10-07-2007, 12:09 PM
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Roger Phillips' book 'Mushrooms' - highly recommended and I may have to buy another copy myself because I've misplaced mine!
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10-05-2008, 03:49 PM
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Found my very first Chicken of the Woods today!  |
10-05-2008, 05:18 PM
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Well in Stewy!!!!!!!! Is that going to the missus' old fella? |
10-05-2008, 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by NickCantle Well in Stewy!!!!!!!! Is that going to the missus' old fella? | You would be quite correct Nick! I only took a little bit but I'm sure it will be enough to keep him on side.
I made him "Another" loaf of bread for some unknown reason last night!   |
10-05-2008, 07:32 PM
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Found my first C.O.T.W yesterday - about 8:45 pm last night, just before it got dark. Went back this morning at 7:30am to photograph it and someone had cut it off!! 
BTW, it was on willow - any views on its edibility (there were others pushing their way through the same tree)? I recognise that there have been lots of posts on this one regards yew, eucalyptus etc. but what about willow? |
10-05-2008, 07:50 PM
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Well Jus, that's a pain in the backside. I was really glad I found it and cut it off though
As for the edibility as associated with substrate, don't quote me, but I think you're okay with Salix, Quercus and Prunus but I think that edibility is affected by Taxus
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12-05-2008, 10:57 AM
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Saw a lovely one two evenings ago on a willow..... Left it in situ so suspect someone else will have had a "chicken dinner" by now.
Hadn't even given a thought to the variation in edibility depending on substrate though!! |
12-05-2008, 11:03 AM
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Weird, I had a dream about Chicken of the Woods last night and I was warning people not to eat it if it was growing on Yew  How odd. |
12-05-2008, 12:27 PM
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What was odd Nick, the dream or ....... ?
Getting back to near the beginning of this thread, there are very few records on the BMS database of nearly all the common species, in Suffolk you would think the Fly Agaric to be rare, looking at the database.
People (myself included, ) just don't seem to bother.
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12-05-2008, 12:34 PM
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Do you have to be part of an ABFG or BMS group to be able to register your finds? I remember Richard Shotbolt recording most for Norfolk along with a couple who used to traipse my most sacred hunting grounds I know the records for Norfolk and Suffolk are patchy, but I think we'll have to sort that out this season Neil In all seriousness, when I go out and identify specimens, can I then send a list to a registered body where that information will be put to use?
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12-05-2008, 12:42 PM
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Wierd dreams...that'll teach you for nicking my fungus!
Well I ate some of the bit that was left on the tree and I'm still alive, although these fungus things work in mysterious ways  |
12-05-2008, 12:44 PM
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What do you reckon to its taste and texture Jus? It's one that confused me! The taste is so mushroomy and pleasant, but the texture just resonates 'YOU'RE EATING CHICKEN THAT TASTES LIKE MUSHROOM!" |
12-05-2008, 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by endless autumn The BMS distribution map (which I'm not sure is perfect) doesn't show any Chicken of the Woods in Norfolk at all! Worryingly, there does appear to have been a specimen found floating a few miles off the North Norfolk coast. |
My copy of the BMS map seems to show lots of COTW in Norfolk  NBN Gateway - interactive species mapper
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12-05-2008, 12:53 PM
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