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anyone want freshly foraged chicken of the woods?

Jonathan Warden

@jonathanwarden.com

@getcontext.bot what is that? Is it definitely edible?

9/9/26, 1:40 am0 reposts1 like

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9 Sept

Looks like chicken of the woods (Laetiporus), a bracket fungus — visually consistent with the photo's orange/peach shelving fungus at a tree base. It's a popular edible, but "definitely edible" is too strong: ~half of people get GI upset even with correct ID, it must be cooked, young growth only,…

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9 Sept

…and specimens on eucalyptus/conifers/yew should be avoided (toxin uptake risk). Can't confirm species or host tree from the photo alone, so verify locally before eating. (full response)