id questioner Posted August 16, 2018 Report Share Posted August 16, 2018 (edited) I am looking for help identifying the mushroom in the photo below. This mushroom was collected in a forest in Goldvein, VA on August 16, 2018. Any help? Edited August 17, 2018 by id questioner Uploaded image Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mushroom Whisperer Posted August 16, 2018 Report Share Posted August 16, 2018 Was it growing on wood? Looks to be a species of laetiporus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted August 17, 2018 Report Share Posted August 17, 2018 Links are not working on my computer. Message says, "Sorry. It looks like there isn.t a page on our website at the address you requested (or it may be temporarily unavailable)." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mushroom Whisperer Posted August 17, 2018 Report Share Posted August 17, 2018 I was able to get this pic. The shape suggests growing off of a root, or on the top of a log. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
id questioner Posted August 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2018 @The Mushroom Whisperer That is the photo. Mushroom was growing up through the mostly oak leaves in a hardwood forest Photo taken in the yard after collected from where it was growing. I cannot find it in my books or online. EDIT: It does look like a species of laetiporus. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 Looks like a species of Laetiporus. What do the undersides of the fronds look like? Any photos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby b Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 I can see white pores in the first photo. Probably L. cincinnatus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 Growth habit --semicircular rosettes on the ground-- suggest L. cincinnatus. Color on upper surface a bit on the orange side for cincinnatus, but this may be due to the photo being taken in direct sunlight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
id questioner Posted August 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 FYI -- Fried up some of this beauty yesterday afternoon with some olive oil, water and garlic. Wonderful. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby b Posted August 19, 2018 Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 Here's a photo of a chicken that's shaped like cincinatus but has yellow pores like sulphureus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 If growing on oak or some other hardwood, I'd sat L. sulphureus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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