Thank you so much I really really enjoyed watching you talking about Chicken in the woods and Hen in the woods. Very, very interesting too. Please stay safe and well xxx Mags
@WoodlandClassroom Жыл бұрын
Thank you Mags - I'm glad you enjoyed it. Happy foraging!
@natcross-padden5 ай бұрын
Hello! I'm not a mycologist but I am tempted to say this is black staining/giant polypore Meripilus giganteus, not hen of the woods, partly as the fronds seem much larger and thicker (based on the research I've done and also encountering both in person)
@WoodlandClassroom5 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing that. I'll pass that on to dave who I made the video with and look again. The Meripilus is not a species I'm familiar with. I can tell you that we ate this mushroom and it was fine with no ill effects. If I do discover there is a misidentification here then I will update this post.
@user-qs3lf2fj2z10 ай бұрын
Is this not blackening or giant polypore?
@WoodlandClassroom10 ай бұрын
Do you have the latin names for those and I'll check my field guides just to be 100% sure
@Food_video Жыл бұрын
food looks very tasty~!
@jpdenk11 ай бұрын
Looks a LOT different than it looks here in the US near Chicago.
@WoodlandClassroom11 ай бұрын
we are in North Wales
@jpdenk11 ай бұрын
@@WoodlandClassroom I knew they grow around the world, but I didn't realize that they could look so different in different places. I wonder if there might be more than one species of Grifola.
@WoodlandClassroom11 ай бұрын
There might well be, I'm not sure about that. Always check the latin name to ensure we're all talking about the same species. @@jpdenk
@jpdenk11 ай бұрын
@@WoodlandClassroom , yes I always do. I prefer using the scientific binomials but most people prefer common names, so I have to familiarize myself with common names too. I'm an old geezer who has been interested in mycology and wild edibles for over 50 years. I picked my first Grifola frondosa in 1972. 🙂
@natureisallpowerful Жыл бұрын
I found one of these the other week and misinterpreted it as a giant polypore
@WoodlandClassroom Жыл бұрын
I hope this video helped you understand the difference. It's certainly worth knowing your common bracket fungi if you're going to be foraging this one. Good luck.
@natureisallpowerful Жыл бұрын
@@WoodlandClassroom the one I found was at the base of an old beech tree