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dougal

dougal

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Its a bracket fungus, but not one of the few I recognise as edible and worthwhile.

Especially as you note that it has an unappetising texture ("cork"), I think its very likely one for the compost heap...

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ChefCrash

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Thanks dougal.

I think its very likely one for the compost heap...

Naahhh.. I think I'm gonna place it in the litter box and hide the cat then wait for my wife to discover it. :biggrin:

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Hiroyuki

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I think it's a mushroom called reishi, also known as "saru no koshikake" (monkey's stool)" in Japanese.

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Hiroyuki

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also known as "saru no koshikake" (monkey's stool)" in Japanese.

how very enticing and appetizing ... :hmmm:

Maybe a homonym problem... "Koshikake" means stool as in falling between two stools.

But I'm sure the name is more appetizing than bahun uni (horse dung sea urchin). :biggrin:

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Pallee

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It's a type of polypore. Very beautiful. Some times they are used for dyes. They usually grow on dead wood or roots and usually indicate rot of some sort, so I probably wouldn't be having any polka dances on your deck until you get the structure checked!

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