Bracket fungus id please

prog99 · #1 (**permalink**) 09-09-2008, 06:53 PM

My wife found this today and chopped off a few pieces for an id.We thought it might have been chicken of the woods as we'd driven past the site a few days agobut now think its a giant polypore based on a close examination. Are we correct?

Thanks, Mike.

NickCantle · #2 (**permalink**) 09-09-2008, 07:02 PM

I'm not entirely sure as I've not got massive amounts of field experience with Brackets. I know enough to say you can discount Chicken of The Woods! Laetiporus sulphureus is bright yellow

CapAndBracket · #3 (**permalink**) 09-09-2008, 07:04 PM

Meripilus giganteus, do not eat.

Cheers J.P.

prog99 · #4 (**permalink**) 09-09-2008, 07:22 PM

Thanks, I'm glad my id was correct then! It was much yellower on friday evening.

Steve Wurzel · #5 (**permalink**) 09-09-2008, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CapAndBracket

Meripilus giganteus, do not eat.

Cheers J.P.

They are said to cause gastric upset in some..

I've ate a small amount of sauted young examples, they're not unpleasant and had an interesting chicken like texture.

But about an hour after eating I had a slight acid indigestion, nothing drastic, but they didn't taste good enough to risk eating in quantity, even though the indegestion may have been coincidence.

It is widely recommended to stay clear eating of mature examples.