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Photo by RichSchiffer
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Field Notes

Description:

Fungus of unusual size...

Growing in shade of large oak trees.

Habitat:

In shade beneath large oak tree.

Notes:

About 24 inches in diameter...16 inches high...growth pattern looks almost like a rose in bloom.

Species ID Suggestions

Giant Polypore

Meripilus Giganteus

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CorduneanuVlad
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Sulpher shelf

Laetiporus sulphureus
KarenSaxton
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Comments (3)
RichSchiffer
If this is Sulfur Shelf, this is the first time I have seen it growing on the ground, instead of on the side of a tree. It is quite beautiful. If it is there later, I might try to harvest and preserve it.
KarenSaxton
Please verify. There are several similar species that are all called chicken of the woods

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PublishedJuly 7, 2013

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