23 augustus 2018

Chicken-of-the-woods

We passed a couple of trees last Sunday with a large yellow fungus that I'd never seen before. Apparently it's a species of fungi that grows on trees and is found in Europe and North America. Other names are crab-of-the-woods, sulphur shelf and, hence the title of this post: chicken-of-the-woods. In Dutch it's named  'zwavelzwam'.

The fungus is described as "fruit bodies that grow as striking golden-yellow shelf-like structures on tree trunks and branches. Unlike many fungi growing on trees, it is edible when young''. 
Hmm, to be honest I have no desire in taking a bite.. how about you?  :)

It happens occasionally however that it causes brown cubical rot in the heartwood of trees. (info from Wikipedia)

10 opmerkingen:

  1. ...I was in the woods this week and saw very fungus growth, Perhaps I was a bit early.

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  2. Interesting textures on it. I'm always wary of the simple fact that I don't know enough about fungi to know what's safe and what's not.

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  3. Ha Marleen, wat 'n beauty, prachtig zoals deze vreemde maar mooie kwabbesen kunnen groeien.
    groet Kees.

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  4. How interesting, it looks good in your photos. I've never seen anything like this.

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  5. Dat ziet er haast uit om in te bijten...

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  6. zelf zou ik er af blijven Marleen..

    op termijn is de boom er ook niet tegen bestand..

    heel fraai in beeld gebracht

    groeten

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  7. It's beautiful and interesting to watch, but I have no desire in taking a bite, too !

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  8. It looks like some kind of alien fungus.
    Nice find Marleen! Also great photos.

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