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| Keywords: 365 366 fungus tree nature outdoor outside wood laetiporus gilbertsonii burdsall laetiporusgilbertsoniiburdsall shelf fungus shelffungus sulphus shelf sulphusshelf chicken of the woods chickenofthewoods photoshop express photoshopexpress cell phone cellphone motorola droid turbo smartphone cameraphone creative commons creativecommons free use freeuse attribution color yellow fleshy mycology Parked the car yesterday and found this growing on the tree at the curb. It is about the size of a child's head. You can see that the tree was cut (possibly a dead limb) and this fungus seems to be doing it's work recycling the dead wood. I find this amazing and beautiful all at once. In searching online, it seems to match Laetiporus gilbertsonii Burdsall, which is a California species. There is a link below to a website with information on this fungus. Seen in Highland Park in Los Angeles, California. If someone has a better idea of identity for this fungus, please chime in! Day 286 of my 366 Project www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Laetiporus_gilbertsonii.html Parked the car yesterday and found this growing on the tree at the curb. It is about the size of a child's head. You can see that the tree was cut (possibly a dead limb) and this fungus seems to be doing it's work recycling the dead wood. I find this amazing and beautiful all at once. In searching online, it seems to match Laetiporus gilbertsonii Burdsall, which is a California species. There is a link below to a website with information on this fungus. Seen in Highland Park in Los Angeles, California. If someone has a better idea of identity for this fungus, please chime in! Day 286 of my 366 Project www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Laetiporus_gilbertsonii.html | ||||
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