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Chicken of the woods (𝘓𝘢𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘴), from Thompson Park last September:

#FungiFriday #Mushtodon #polypores #mushrooms #fungi

Fungi in the form of vertically-stacked wrinkly fan-shaped shelves, mostly peachy orange with pale edges, growing on thick, gnarled gray tree bark. A smattering of moss grows on the bark, and fallen oak leaves have collected at the base.

A #fungi nursery in Saxon Switzerland for #FungiFriday 👶

#shelfFungi #polypore #polypores #Baumpilze #Baumpilz #Porling #Porlinge #mushroom #MushroomMonday #Pilz #Pilze #mushrooms #fungus #mushtodon #FungusFriday #trees #tree #Baum #Baumstamm #treeTrunk #Wald #forest #woodland #ForestFriday #nature #Natur #shroomScrolling #snow #Schnee #winter

This image captures a close-up view of a circular tree stump, partially covered with a dusting of snow. The stump is adorned with patches of orange-brown fungi, adding a touch of colour to the otherwise muted winter scene. The snow clings to the top edge of the stump, creating a delicate, frosty outline. In the background, dried leaves and snow-covered branches of surrounding vegetation are visible, contributing to the wintry atmosphere.

I guess we can all recognize the thought: "This person would look a lot better with a polypore for a head."

#polypore #fungus #Gimp #polypores #FomitopsisPinicola

Photo of a young shirtless man wearing white pants, posed in a crouching position with a polypore (Fomitopsis pinicola) for a head, hanging on a dark green metal wall, fastened with white tape.

Giant #polypores I found yesterday?? I’m back from my vacay 🍄‍🟫 #lichensibscribe #mushtodon #mushrooms #nature #gargantuan

Found several red banded/belted #polypore fungi, growing in the forest 🙂 (Fomitopsis mounceae).

#fungus #fungi #nature #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #biodiversity #RainsBringMushrooms #NatureVideos #WinterFungi #polypores #ShelfFungi #Medicinal #FungiMedicine

Unidentified mushrooms at base of tree trunk.
Artist #conk / Artist bracket aka "bear bread" - growing off the tree, above (Ganoderma applanatum).

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Fungi on the sawed end of a log. Trichaptum sp. New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2025/12/sapwood-colonizers.html #VancouverIsland #Mushrooms #Fungi #Polypores #NaturePhotography

A sawed-off log, left after clearing a trail, has sprouted a ring of small shelf mushrooms; they grow clustered closely together, on the cut end, from just inside the bark to a few inches towards the centre of the log, covering the sapwood of the tree. The mushrooms are shelf-shaped, slightly pinkish, faded brown. The log's bark is blackish, scaly. On the left are a few green leaves of salal, and in front, fronds of dried ferns.

Fungi on the sawed end of a log. Trichaptum sp. New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2025/12/sapwood-colonizers.html #VancouverIsland #Mushrooms #Fungi #Polypores #NaturePhotography

Red-belted polypore, Fomitopsis mounceae, on mossy log. New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2025/12/dripping-conks.html #VancouverIsland #Mushrooms #Fungi #Polypores #Conks #Guttation #NaturePhotography

A shelf mushroom, also called a conk. This one is brown mixed with black; the wide rim is off-white. The red "belt" is the border between the dark top and the whitish rim; in this one, it's narrow and barely reddish. The underside (not seen) is white. Along the bottom edge of the rim there's a row of clear droplets; they are secreted from the flesh of the mushroom; the process is called guttation.
The top of the log is covered with small mosses and lichens.

Red-belted polypore, Fomitopsis mounceae, on mossy log. New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2025/12/dripping-conks.html #VancouverIsland #Mushrooms #Fungi #Polypores #Conks #Guttation #NaturePhotography

Some old #polypores from my walk today 🍄‍🟫 #lichensubscribe #polyporeamorous #mushrooms #nature #forest #whodaresmetolickthetree

Can someone tell me what #silentsunday means? Anyway! Happy Sunday! #lichensubscribe #trees #nature #polypores

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This dryad's saddle (𝘊𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘴) has seen better days. It's looking quite ragged with age, and something has knocked it off its tree.

#MushroomMonday #Mushtodon #fungi #mushrooms #polypores

Several overlapping mushrooms, roundish/ovoid but with massively irregular edges, connected by a thick base towards the top of the picture. The base is detached from the tree it once grew from, and both the base and the edges of the mushrooms have blackened with age. The rest of the mushrooms are beige to brown with dark patches. The whole mass is lying in the green grass.

Dress-shaped polypore on dead log. I go a bit crazy with this one at the end. New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2025/10/in-which-i-go-off-rails.html #VancouverIsland #Fungi #Polypores #Mushrooms #Silliness #Nature

A dried-out polypore on dead wood. The mushroom is in the shape of a fan, with the narrow end at the top. And the wide end at the bottom has a double fringe, like the fringe on a dancer's dress.
The mushroom is pale brown, with darker brown details; so is the wood of the log. There's a bit of bark at the lower right corner, with some green lichen on it.

Dress-shaped polypore on dead log. I go a bit crazy with this one at the end. New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2025/10/in-which-i-go-off-rails.html #VancouverIsland #Fungi #Polypores #Mushrooms #Silliness #Nature

Turkey tail mushrooms (𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳), from Area 51:

#FungiFriday #ItsFridaySomewhere #Mushtodon #mushrooms #polypores #fungi

A bunch of mushrooms that indeed look rather like the fanned tail feathers of a turkey, white on the edges and darker towards the center, growing on an old log on the ground.

We found a tree practically covered in chicken of the woods (𝘓𝘢𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘴) out on the Area 51 trails, the first time I've ever found this mushroom! 🍄 This may be a new favorite-- I love the color!

(A bit early for Mushroom Monday locally, but hey, it's Monday in Australia! :neocat_thumbsup: )

#MushroomMonday #Mushtodon #polypores #mushrooms #fungi