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chicken of the woods

Laetiphorus sulpherous

Photo by KarenSaxton
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Yellow-orange shelf type mushroom, growing fairly large. Edible when young, especially in the NW - be wary of them growing on conifers in the NE

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Comments (3)
KarenSaxton
I gave mine away! LOL - next time, I'll keep some
Michelle Parish
I recently found one of these also and had a chance to try some... they are wonderful! These, chanterelles and morels are my favorites! Would like to know enough to get a few other types, but it sure is fun learning!
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PublishedOctober 20, 2011

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