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Kepis
09-10-2005, 18:46
Anyone know what this fungi is?, found it growing on a sycamore today

http://website.lineone.net/~mark.emery/Fungi.jpg

Is it edible or a stay away from :confused:
Forager
09-10-2005, 20:45
Doesn't look like anything I know to be edible.
stovie
13-10-2005, 20:55
Anyone know what this fungi is?, found it growing on a sycamore today

Is it edible or a stay away from :confused:


Looks very like Piptoporus betulinus ( Birch polypore) and despite its name can be found tolling the death knell on many deciduous trees. Would not eat it, very tough, even when young. Though not poisonous.
gregorach
14-10-2005, 10:35
Hmmm - birch polypore has a narrow attachment as I recall. Don't think it's that, but I could be wrong.
stovie
14-10-2005, 17:01
Hmmm - birch polypore has a narrow attachment as I recall. Don't think it's that, but I could be wrong.

No. You are quite right, but from this angle I cannot be sure about the attachment.

Now! If we had another picture..... ;)