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)
Espectacular estes fungos.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenUm abraço.
Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
Livros-Autografados
...I was in the woods this week and saw very fungus growth, Perhaps I was a bit early.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenInteresting 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.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenDat is wel een hele mooie.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenHa Marleen, wat 'n beauty, prachtig zoals deze vreemde maar mooie kwabbesen kunnen groeien.
BeantwoordenVerwijderengroet Kees.
How interesting, it looks good in your photos. I've never seen anything like this.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenDat ziet er haast uit om in te bijten...
BeantwoordenVerwijderenzelf zou ik er af blijven Marleen..
BeantwoordenVerwijderenop termijn is de boom er ook niet tegen bestand..
heel fraai in beeld gebracht
groeten
It's beautiful and interesting to watch, but I have no desire in taking a bite, too !
BeantwoordenVerwijderenIt looks like some kind of alien fungus.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenNice find Marleen! Also great photos.