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Friday, January 23, 2015

Mushrooms 19


This is one of the most unusual looking specimens I have come across in my mushroom hunts.  I have only seen this once before and that was a couple years ago.  It known as Lion's Mane and it is edible.  Supposedly it improves your memory and mood but I think it too pretty to pick.  Most likely it is not available in local grocery store but you can buy a "kit" from health food stores and grow your own.








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  1. biebkriebelsJanuary 23, 2015 at 2:26 AM

    I have never seen such one before, very unusual, like a wig.

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  2. s.cJanuary 23, 2015 at 3:11 AM

    Looks like a sea anemone without water.

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  3. Linda KayJanuary 23, 2015 at 5:08 AM

    That's an odd mushroom, for sure...is it poisonous?

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2015 at 5:25 AM

    From a distance it looks like a dead sheep till the picture came up full. Yukky. I never seen anything like that.

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  5. TexWisGirlJanuary 23, 2015 at 7:13 AM

    unique, certainly.

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  6. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"January 23, 2015 at 8:36 AM

    Not familiar with this one though apparently it grows in Europe. My mood is OK but my memory could do with a little help now and again.

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  7. John W. WallJanuary 23, 2015 at 9:19 AM

    Excellent find! I've never seen this in the wild.

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  8. FloryJanuary 23, 2015 at 4:43 PM

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    1. FloryJanuary 23, 2015 at 4:59 PM

      I give up! You probably have a dozen reply from me trying to reply through my Wordpress account! :O I bet you had to go deep into the forest to find this beauty!!

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  9. RandyJanuary 23, 2015 at 7:40 PM

    Looks more like something found in the ocean.

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  10. Spare Parts and PicsJanuary 23, 2015 at 9:34 PM

    Very bizarre looking. Never seen anything like it. Glad you didn't pick it!

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  11. RoseJanuary 25, 2015 at 5:10 PM

    Such a strange, strange fungus!

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