Northwest Wanderer Posted May 6, 2013 Share #1 Posted May 6, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Looks like a Flying Saucer crashed into a tree but it's really a Red-belted Polypore mushroom. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 3 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/204196-flying-saucer-crash/?do=findComment&comment=2315566'>More sharing options...
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Sibirica Posted May 6, 2013 Share #2 Posted May 6, 2013 Hehe - think so too - looks great! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northwest Wanderer Posted May 6, 2013 Author Share #3 Posted May 6, 2013 Glad you saw the humor in this image. I see these mushrooms often in the forest near me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted May 6, 2013 Share #4 Posted May 6, 2013 Bill, A fine shot with nice colors. I would imagine it isn't an edible brand. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northwest Wanderer Posted May 6, 2013 Author Share #5 Posted May 6, 2013 Thanks Paul, These mushrooms are not safe to eat. I'm always tempted to take a class about gathering mushrooms. Problem is I still would not feel safe eating anything I picked. I'll trust the grocer for my mushrooms. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted May 6, 2013 Share #6 Posted May 6, 2013 Are you sure it's a mushroom? Could be a disguise, you know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northwest Wanderer Posted May 6, 2013 Author Share #7 Posted May 6, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Brent, if it's a disguise there is a major invasion going on in my woodlands. Funny Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay B Posted May 6, 2013 Share #8 Posted May 6, 2013 I instantly thought of this, from Douglas Adams: After millennia of battle the surviving G'Gugvuntt and Vl'hurg realised what had actually happened, and joined forces to attack the Milky Way in retaliation. They crossed vast reaches of space in a journey lasting thousands of years before reaching their target where they attacked the first planet they encountered, Earth. Due to a terrible miscalculation of scale the entire battle fleet was swallowed by a small dog. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy states that this sort of thing happens all the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northwest Wanderer Posted May 6, 2013 Author Share #9 Posted May 6, 2013 That's funny Jay. Every time I see these things in the woods I have a good laugh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted May 6, 2013 Share #10 Posted May 6, 2013 Bill - Very nice, and it is like a UFO Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl G Posted May 6, 2013 Share #11 Posted May 6, 2013 Bill, you just must be a fun guy. Lovely tree fungi. Most of the ones around here are pretty plain and do not have the lovely stripe of color in your picture. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northwest Wanderer Posted May 6, 2013 Author Share #12 Posted May 6, 2013 Karl, The first time I saw one of these mushrooms I didn't know what to think. They can get very large. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl G Posted May 7, 2013 Share #13 Posted May 7, 2013 (edited) Bill, Looks like a shelf fungus or conk. I don't advise it but some consume them in the form of a tea as a tonic or dried and ground as medicinal powders. I was told by my mycology prof they taste like old socks and wood. I took his word for it. Some trivia... When dried and soaked in lamp oil they burn for hours and were used as such. Some have pores on the bottom that when scratched turn from white or yellow to a brown line. Called artist conks, they used to be collected, drawn on and varnished then sold. The one you captured seems to be the one commonly called the Turkey Tail Conk to my eye but I was NOT a plant or fungi guy. Edited May 7, 2013 by Karl G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northwest Wanderer Posted May 7, 2013 Author Share #14 Posted May 7, 2013 Very interesting Karl. I've had people tell me about the tea and burning qualities that you mentioned. This polypore grows throughout North America so I can see where you might call it by a different name. It sure is a strange looking thing. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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