I have a giant mushroom in my yard...(pics)

[cynatnite]

[kentauros]

1. That's quite the fairy colony you got there

:D

[Rambis]

2. Ours are bright Orange

no pics-they grow where old tree roots are rotting and sinking into the yard.

[Soylent Brice]

3. nom nom nom nom

heh heh heh...

[Rambis]

4. Very nice(nm)

x

[Soylent Brice]

5. the only thing that ever comes to mind when i hear the word mushroom. n/t

[Bucky]

12. When the mooooooon is in the seventh hooooouuuuuuuse... and Jupiter aligns with Marrrrrrrssss...

Okay, now I got a headache.

[AlienGirl]

6. Looks like a Hen of the Woods from here!

Obviously, don't eat it unless you are SURE it's edible, but it looks to me like one of the edible kinds with few look-alikes. There are sites that will help you identify it.

Editing to add links: http://theforagerpress.com/fieldguide/octfd.htm

I found some oyster mushrooms over the weekend! It's puffball season and there may yet even be a fall crop of morels. Gotta have something to look for between the last berries and first really ripe hazelnuts!

Tucker

[AlienGirl]

7. From another site:

http://americanmushrooms.com/edibles1.htm

This wonderful species is typically associated with oak, so the best way to find it is to seek it during autumn around the base of large oak trees (living or dead) and stumps. Other known hosts include elm, maple, beech, chestnut and sycamore; it has also been reported with larch (tamarack), pines and other conifers. Especially under big oak trees, this mushroom has been known to produce specimens annually for many years in succession.

It is a very distinctive species with no dangerous "look-alikes", making it a very good choice for the novice mushroomer. The Black-staining Polypore (Meripilus sumstinei)—which obviously develops conspicuous black stains (especially from handling after being picked)—has much wider and thicker "caps" but is grossly similar in appearance. Berkeley's Polypore (Bondarzewia berkeleyi, see photo, right) also has much larger and thicker caps, and is consistently tan to yellowish brown. Both of these similar-looking species are edible, but neither can hold a candle to the Hen of the Woods in terms of flavor.

Tucker

[cynatnite]

8. Excellent...

Fabulous info!

on edit: I forgot to mention there used to be three or four other trees in our yard. The previous owners took most of the trees down. This is growing near where one used to be.

Thanks!

[AlienGirl]

9. You're welcome! I hope to find one of these soon myself! nt

[rcrush]

10. The colors! The Colors!

Oh man i'm trippin ballllllllzz

[MilesColtrane]

11. That's how the seed pods start.

If somebody wakes up from their afternoon nap a little "different" don't be surprised.

[lillypaddle]

13. That's not a mushroom

It's a kid. or a cauliflower. But definitely not a mushroom.