Michael Mushrooms Posted October 16, 2020 Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) Hey everybody, I saw a couple of interesting mushrooms while walking in the woods today in NW Arkansas. I think they're both growing on oak trees. Does anybody know what kinds they are? Thanks! Edited October 16, 2020 by Michael Mushrooms Specifying trees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rondayvous Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 The bottom one is lions main. The top one looks like it could be hen of the woods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foulhook Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 20 minutes ago, Rondayvous said: The bottom one is lions main. The top one looks like it could be hen of the woods. Agreed on both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bprzyw Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 Same here, top hen of the woods, bottom lions mane. Nice finds, now go pick them!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 The one that looks like a beard is certainly Lion's Mane, Hericium erinaceus. The gray shelves...? Maybe Grifola frondosa (Hen of the Woods). But if so, it's a bit of an unusual example. There are generally smaller fronds and more of them o one of these mushrooms. What was the size of this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Mushrooms Posted October 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 Thanks guys! I'll definitely go back for the lions mane. I was almost positive of it, just wanted to confirm The shelf mushroom is about the size of a football. It I've read theres no real look alikes for Hen of the woods, other than black staining polypore, but this one has me stumped as it seems just slightly off the descriptions in size, color, and size/number of fronds. The dead wood it was on was just a hollow very decomposed stump and i read hen of the woods prefers fresher or living wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted October 20, 2020 Report Share Posted October 20, 2020 Grifola (Hen of the Woods) often continues to fruit annually on the same stump/roots until the wood is pretty well decomposed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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