Wild Mushrooms – Part 2

Perhaps one of the most interesting wild mushrooms is the Laetiporus sulfurous, or the Chicken Mushroom. Named Chicken Mushroom because of its taste which is similar to chicken, it can grow to be very large in size and very bright in color. Depending on which type of chicken mushroom you’ve found it can be bright orange or salmon in color. It also may have a white edge.

Chicken Mushrooms are actually a polypore and don’t look like an umbrella, but more like a group of lettuce leaves connected in the middle. There are no Chicken Mushroom look a likes so if you find one, be happy and don’t worry about poison. If you find it dry – it’s past eating. It should be a moist, soft mushroom. It grows most commonly in the fall, but you can find it in the spring and summer.

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