Kingdom Fungi

[twin]

First time seeing this. Dead Mans Fingers in the woods. Twin A found the name in the Fungi book.

[Oaktavia]

@twin so rad I love the spooky name

[anodyne]

Great thread folks. Mushrooms have been a life/game changer for me, kicking some bad habits and triggering a health/fitness lifestyle I didn't know I had in me ... sadly it took until my 50's to find it. Good stuff!

[goosehd]

@twin I found them here as well (a few years ago) and had to look them up as I had never seen them before.

[twin]

Saw this today.

[Oaktavia]

Spotted some chicken of the woods mushrooms off the C & O canal near Shepherdstown in Maryland today. We will eat dis.

[twin]

@Oaktavia How was it?

[twin]

This red one.

[Oaktavia]

@twin from closer inspection, they were a little older than I had realized. I chose not to eat this cluster. I have had some before though, breaded and fried tastes sort of like chicken tenders.

[twin]

@Oaktavia Someday we will try to eat them also.

[Oaktavia]

@twin if they look slimy, or darker in some areas. Or too buggy, no go. Its pretty obvious when they are too old. I have found chicken of the woods probably 7-8 times at least but only found 1-2 of those times they were ready for consumption.

[SKT]

Kind of a crap pic but can anyone tell what these little cap/umbrellas are?

[Oaktavia]

In the backyard, pretty wild looking. Anybody know what these are?

[twin]

@Oaktavia They look like Coprinus quadrifidus

[Oaktavia]

@twin Ah thank you! My first thought when I saw them was ink cap. Hope you are enjoying your July 4th weekend.

[SKT]

What do you guys think these are?

[SKT]