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  1. TiGr

    TiGr Apprentice Gardener

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    Hi Ladies and Gents

    I found this fungi in Richmond forest yesterday. A couple tried to educate me the name of the fungi but I have forgotten it now. It had some exotic name, as all this fungus's do.

    Do any of you seasoned mycologists recognise this beautiful specimen?

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    Tom
     
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    Good afternoon Tom I am seasoned but not a mycologist but I am sure one of our friends will be along shortly with the answer;):smile:
     
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    @Zigs knows all these, probably fishing today with his burgled fishing rods. :fishing:
     
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      Looks like a discarded kebab..................
       
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        Is it Laetiporus sulphureus - Chicken of the Woods? I understand that its edible.
         
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