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Hen-of-the-woods

Grifola frondosa

Photo by Gregory7
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Like a small bush of gray & brown leaflets resembling the feathers of a bird.

Habitat:

At the feet of oak trees

Notes:

Some oak trees have several "hens" at their base. The blend in with fallen leaves. Sometimes, this makes them hard to see

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Gregory7
I forgot to mention that this fungus is a choice edible and is very sought after in many areas. In our area, it shows up in the fall after the first cold snap.
AntónioGinjaGinja
Welcome to Project Noah, Gregory7 Interesting spotting I hope you like the site as much we do; there are many features you can explore: I invite you to go to http://www.projectnoah.org/faq where you will find the purpose and “rules” of Project Noah. There is a blog http://blog.projectnoah.org/ where we post articles from spotters with special insight into different organisms. There are also the chats for help with identification, and to comment on your own and others’ spottings. Look at the global and local missions to put your spottings into: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions Enjoy yourself here, see you around!
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2013

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