The Fungi world (93) : Chicken of the Woods
Chicken of the Woods is most commonly growing on wounds of trees (mostly oak).
It produces however heavy red-brown rot in the host on which it grows and this nearly always ends in the collapse of the host tree as it can no longer flex and bend in the wind.
In its life, this fungus is continuously changing colour : from orange first to yolk yellow to some kind of brownish off-white at the end.
It can be prepared in most ways that one can prepare chicken meat and can also be used as a substitute for chicken in a vegetarian diet (hence its English name).
Dutch name : Zwavelzwam
German name : Schwefelporling
Latin name : Laetiporus sulphureus
Here's another shot of this remarkable and sometimes bizarre looking species
jane B 31/12/2010 9:01
Chouette champignon !Bonne année 2011
amitiés
jane
sailor466 10/11/2010 21:10
hallo - eine wundervolle aufnahme mit beneidenswerten farben!!und danke.... !
m.l.g. dieter
Maria João Arcanjo 31/10/2010 21:47
absolutely great in colour composition and detail. Your all series is of great quality.Beijinhos
MJ
carinart 31/10/2010 18:45
Da bin ich wieder für meine nächste Stunde im Unterricht über die Welt der Pilze: wieder eine fantastische Aufnahme, mit dem kleinen Blatt dazu!L.G. Karin
CsomorLászló 31/10/2010 17:33
Excellent macro!bw
CsL
Hans-Reiner Bohn 31/10/2010 16:01
sehr gut!g, reiner
Angelika El. 30/10/2010 15:41
Welch prächtige FArben zeigt dieser Pilz!!! Sehr shön sind auch die Tropfen - echte Hingucker! Sehr schön und dekorativ ist auch das Blatt, das sicher sanft auf dem Fruchtkörper des Pilzes gelandet ist...
LG!
Angelika
Günter Nau 30/10/2010 9:34
Sehr gut und schön hast du diesen Schwefelporling präsentiert. Hervorragende Arbeit.Grüße Günter
† Ushie Farkas 30/10/2010 8:12
FASZINIEREND!!! A dream pic, Mark! Hugs UshieAngelika Ritter 30/10/2010 6:52
again a perfect shot out of the fungi-world.bw angie
Deryck 29/10/2010 21:54
This is quite a remarkable fungi. Very interesting text and a fine picture of itDeryck
Susanne47 29/10/2010 19:43
Deine Welt der Pilze ist bunt und schön Mark, super. Grüessli SusanneAdele D. Oliver 29/10/2010 19:43
Amazing how different this fungus looks in all three of your images .... this one is very handsome with this colour combination and little drops of rain ... I think I have seen it many times - would be too chicken to eat it.greetings, Adele
Vera Shulga 29/10/2010 19:34
Fantastic image!Véronique Soulier 29/10/2010 18:44
another nice model..lg VS