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tai haku

Joined: 17 Apr 2011
Posts: 472

Posted: Mon Oct 07, 13 7:26 pm Post subject: Lion's Manes and more in the new forest

Went for a weekend away in the new forest to see the deer rut. Wonderful amounts of fungi, it was simply ridiculous. The coolest find by far was these:

I believe they're Hericium erinaceus, Lion's Mane, but as we were away from the kitchen they stayed where they were.

Plenty of huge ceps too and other boletus-type thingies

hundreds of these fellas too.

saw a few other things I wouldn't have minded foraging too....

Northern Boy

Joined: 04 Oct 2010
Posts: 976

Posted: Mon Oct 07, 13 7:42 pm Post subject:
Great stuff, I have never seen one of those in the 'flesh'. Supposed to be tasty as well.

jp

Joined: 09 Nov 2006
Posts: 302
Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire

Posted: Mon Oct 07, 13 8:09 pm Post subject:
Great pics - I saw one of these a couple of years ago in the New Forest. Edible but too rare to eat, especially with the industrial quantities of Ceps etc to pick.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15972

Posted: Tue Oct 08, 13 7:15 am Post subject:
We have one that turns up sometimes in our wood. Sadly the tree it is in has fallen over, but that bit may remain. If so we will leave it in the undergrowth to continue.

tai haku

Joined: 17 Apr 2011
Posts: 472

Posted: Tue Oct 08, 13 6:07 pm Post subject:

Mistress Rose wrote:

We have one that turns up sometimes in our wood. Sadly the tree it is in has fallen over, but that bit may remain. If so we will leave it in the undergrowth to continue.

This one was also on a fallen tree as it happens. I believe Lion's Mane is relatively easy to culture for those that way inclined.

sgt.colon

Joined: 27 Jul 2009
Posts: 7380
Location: Just south of north.

Posted: Wed Oct 09, 13 8:48 am Post subject:
Love the pictures Tai.

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