dualsetters Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 I found some oysters on stumps today. They were old and browning and they almost seemed fuzzy. After completing my walk through the dry woods I noticed something familiar growing through the neighbors lawn. I pulled it and under it was a red stem and a stump. I couldn't help but wonder if these oysters were not a different type. They even smelled a little different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmw Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 I think those may be a species of Lentinellus try ursinus or cochleatus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dualsetters Posted September 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 Good call JMW. I believe they fit the description of Lentinellus ursinus pretty good, but don't feel they're worth a spore print. Thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmw Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 Found some very similiar about a month ago, that was the first time I had seen them before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theplanets Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 As Tom Volks described to me L. ursinus, the only mushroom that even a raccoon will spit out. It tastes awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 Lentinellus works for me, with this observation. The gills appear to be serrated (saw toothed). I think the polypores are something other than what I'd call Reishi. The Reishi types are also called Varnished Polypores, on account of the shiny reddish varnished appearnace of the caps. The genus is Ganoderma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theplanets Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 Hard to tell from the unfocused and off-colour photos for the last 2, but they could be older dried specimens of Ganoderma lucidum or tsugae. The last photo looks like it has pine/hemlock needles on the left most specimen, which could possibly indicate G. tsugae. Better photos needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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