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21-05-2009, 05:04 PM
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| | | Please help with ID - Giant beast of a mushroom
The woods made me gasp today. Anyone know what this is? It's the biggest mushroom I ever did see...    |
21-05-2009, 05:05 PM
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| | | Re: Please help with ID - Giant beast of a mushroom
It's Polyporus squamosus, and they do grow to quite a size!  |
21-05-2009, 06:10 PM
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| | | Re: Please help with ID - Giant beast of a mushroom
Thank you once again. I might go back and pick some to cook... |
21-05-2009, 06:12 PM
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| | | Re: Please help with ID - Giant beast of a mushroom
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Originally Posted by green orchid  Thank you once again. I might go back and pick some to cook... | I would have thought that this specimen is way past safe consumption stage! |
21-05-2009, 06:21 PM
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| | | Re: Please help with ID - Giant beast of a mushroom
oh, can you only eat them when theyre little? |
21-05-2009, 06:27 PM
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| | | Re: Please help with ID - Giant beast of a mushroom
I'm not sure. They are renowned for being very tough and chewy, so I can only presume that old basidiomes are going to be even tougher and chewier  |
21-05-2009, 06:31 PM
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| | | Re: Please help with ID - Giant beast of a mushroom
I think I'll leave it alone then. I probably wouldnt have picked it anyway, I feel like I'm stealing picking wild things, unless they are in absolute abundance.
Thanks for your help. |
21-05-2009, 06:32 PM
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| | | Re: Please help with ID - Giant beast of a mushroom
No problemo | | |
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