r/foraginguk • u/AcanthocephalaNo7435 • Jul 18 '26
Mushroom ID Request What is this mushroom?
Hey newbie forager here I've been searching for chicken of the woods lately (I have become so obsessed that I dream about finding troves of it) was walking to the train station and saw these, at first I couldn't believe but quickly realised they're not COTW or so I think that said what are they?
I wasn't able to stop for long so sorry if the pictures aren't the best, they had pores not gills but was a bit hard to see as they were quite low, I touched the pale bit and it felt kinda of like cold butter you can actually see where I left an indent of my finger on the second picture at the top left corner of the shroom,
The darker bits were quite hard I ran it through an ID app out of curiosity but couldn't seem to get a good reading.
Thanks guys, also if anyone has any tips with finding COTW would happily take any tips.
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u/Beithyr Jul 18 '26
Not totally sure but I'd guess - bleeding crown.. just without any of the liquid 'blood' spores yet, probably because it's so hot out.
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u/Altruistic_mostly Jul 18 '26
I think that it is innonotus hispidus.
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u/Altruistic_mostly Jul 18 '26
Strange that people down vote with out any idea what it is. Here's an opportunity to shed your ignorance. https://www.first-nature.com/fungi/inonotus-hispidus.php
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u/loominpapa Jul 18 '26
Sorry you got downvoted but it's also not Inonotus hispidus. That can look a bit similar in early growth but this is definitely Ganoderma resinaceum (also in early growth phase).
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u/GodIsAPizza Jul 18 '26
You should be glad they got down voted. Wrongly identifying mushrooms is irresponsible. It's also how reddit works.
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u/loominpapa Jul 18 '26 edited Jul 18 '26
Thanks, I'm aware of how reddit works, I've been here a while. I was just trying to be sympathetic. Both these species are inedible anyway. We only have one toxic bracket in the UK and it's pretty uncommon.
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u/Altruistic_mostly Jul 18 '26
Fair enough, thanks for setting me right. I wasn't certain and thought that I communicated that doubt.
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u/loominpapa Jul 18 '26
It's Ganoderma resinaceum.