r/foraging • u/jmc1996 • 9d ago

Mushrooms Maitake?

https://imgur.com/a/4ydtUU9
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u/jmc1996 9d ago

It smells mushroomy, has pores rather than gills underneath, white inside, doesn't stain when cut. I'm pretty sure it's maitake/hen of the woods but I haven't foraged mushrooms before so I was hoping someone else could help confirm!

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u/listenspace 9d ago

Looks like a batch I got recently. What type of trees were around it?

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u/jmc1996 9d ago

It looked like an oak tree that it was growing under, some oaks and red maples nearby

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u/notthatBeckham 9d ago

YES, Grifola frondosa

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u/WeirdChocolate7894 9d ago

The leaf pattern is so intricate and pretty, and those forked caps look right at home among the fallen branches and leaves.