tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11934331.post3588407057945078725..comments2023-10-20T09:40:49.579-04:00Comments on On Location With Rick Lee: Giant orange mushroom...Rick Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03701456793164649060noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11934331.post-74972599806184606532009-08-30T16:35:17.067-04:002009-08-30T16:35:17.067-04:00This looks like a "Hemlock Varnish Shelf"...This looks like a "Hemlock Varnish Shelf" Polypore. They can grow up to a foot across. <br /><br />http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=1301004<br /><br />Yours looks nearly identical to the pic in the National Audubon Society's Guide to mushrooms. Plate 515.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Jenjenetichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04775141278888618071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11934331.post-9491550170134439512007-07-17T19:47:00.000-04:002007-07-17T19:47:00.000-04:00I agree with Jack-o-Lantern Mushroom. Other websit...I agree with Jack-o-Lantern Mushroom. Other websites say it is poisonous and can give a serious stomach ache that lasts a few days. Don't think it would kill you... just make you wish you were dead. Good lesson, don't eat wild mushrooms!!! I learned the hard way when I was four. Kids dared me to eat a mushroom found in the woods, I survived after a dose of Ipecac Syrup and a trip to the Emergency Room.Page D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00515491666533099562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11934331.post-72985471339309338142007-07-17T14:49:00.000-04:002007-07-17T14:49:00.000-04:00It looks like it might be a form of bracket fungus...It looks like it might be a form of bracket fungus.<BR/><BR/>http://www.answers.com/topic/bracket-fungus<BR/><BR/>JoeThe Missourianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00458408974544948082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11934331.post-21944912742304835782007-07-16T16:59:00.000-04:002007-07-16T16:59:00.000-04:00Well, the skin does look like pumpkin skin. It's ...Well, the skin does look like pumpkin skin. It's orange and quite glossy. Almost plastic looking.Rick Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03701456793164649060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11934331.post-77313654198451683622007-07-16T16:27:00.000-04:002007-07-16T16:27:00.000-04:00I think it might be a jack-o-lantern mushroom. Th...I think it might be a jack-o-lantern mushroom. They're supposed to give off an eerie greenish glow in a dark room.Callahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285928846439342728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11934331.post-78962388428245497462007-07-16T12:00:00.000-04:002007-07-16T12:00:00.000-04:00I've seen that type, but they are usually tan or b...I've seen that type, but they are usually tan or brown.kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11934331.post-90392861186967283652007-07-16T08:18:00.000-04:002007-07-16T08:18:00.000-04:00I've never seen them, except on Super Mario Brothe...I've never seen them, except on Super Mario Brothers.Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13055713935608766794noreply@blogger.com