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The Fungi world (42) : Chicken of the Woods

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Mark Billiau.

Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

The Fungi world (42) : Chicken of the Woods

The fungi season has started again. So here we go, welcome to the magical world of fungi.

Chicken of the Woods is most commonly growing on wounds of trees (mostly oak).
It produces however heavy red-brown rot in the host on which it grows and this nearly always ends in the collapse of the host tree as it can no longer flex and bend in the wind.

This fungus can be prepared in most ways that one can prepare chicken meat and can also be used as a substitute for chicken in a vegetarian diet (hence its english name).

Dutch name : Zwavelzwam
German name : Schwefelporling
Latin name : Laetiporus sulphureus

Here's another shot of this remarkable fungus

The Fungi world (38) : Chicken of the Woods.
Mark Billiau.

Comentarios 23

Conipa 06/12/2010 16:34
Hi Mark,
very impressive capture!
Yours looks a bit more, how can I say, fluent than mine. Interesting fungus!
Cheers
Conny

Baumschmuck
Conipa

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Vitória Castelo Santos 17/10/2009 12:59
Thanks for the information....but eat them.?!...NEVER!!!!!!
I don`t eat funghi not even of box `s can:-)))))))))
Have a nice WE
Vitoria
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Karin Wilkerling 16/10/2009 7:53
Good capture of the fungus in a rather abstract way.

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Michael Grotkamp 14/10/2009 15:24
Witzbold. a wouw fungi, beautyful compo and light, great shot and info.
skol Michael
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Gaby Falkenberg 14/10/2009 13:32
Hier fügt sich der Pilz,farblich bestens ins Gesamtbild ein.
Ganz tolle Arbeit,Mark.
LG.Gaby
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Adele D. Oliver 14/10/2009 7:01
What an unusual fungus .... strange, magical - and tasting good at the same time. A very good capture, Mark!
greetings, Adele
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Deryck 13/10/2009 21:07
A very interesting story of this fungus. We have thousands of oak trees in the town I like in. Fortunately these fungus have never arrived her. It could be devastating
Deryck
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Vitória Castelo Santos 13/10/2009 20:30
WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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Annick 13/10/2009 18:31
Merci Mark pour cette photo et les explications très intéressantes, je n'ai jamais vu cette sorte de champignon.
Amitiés
Annick
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j.a.j.jansen m. 13/10/2009 18:10
A very bizar formed fungi, well captured.
Jan
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Reinhard... 13/10/2009 17:58
ich bin immer wieder überrascht was die Natur alles so hervorbringt...
also was du uns hier alles zeigst ist echt wie im Naturbuch zu blättern...

LG
Reinhard
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† Ushie Farkas 13/10/2009 17:42
Ich bin begeistert!!!! Gruß Ushie
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A. Lötscher -Bergjäger- 13/10/2009 16:41
Wunderschön gemacht!!!
LG Bergjäger
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Jojo. 13/10/2009 15:42
Excellent cliché top!!!!!!!!!!
Bisous!!!
Jojo

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Gruber Fred 13/10/2009 14:33
was für ein riesiges monster.licht,scghärfe und farbe gefallen mir sehr gut.die wuchsform hast du sehr schön zur geltung gebracht.
lg fred
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