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Schizophyllum
These only on very dry dead wood. They are apparently quite toxic and shouldn't be touched,, & They Are actually described in some places as edible - the thing is not to breathe their spore !!
Thanks again Mark very useful and interesting sharing, updated the same,,,
beautiful... so much inspiration to be found in the strangest of places... thank you for sharing!
Please do Sachin. Here's some good information about the 28000 sexes they have... http://www.blueswami.com/schizophyllum_c... and how dangerous they might be to a pulmonary system
and wiki describes how they are eaten in some countries but very chewy... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizophyll...
Thanks again martinl for sharing info on this, yes wood is dead dry and very old, ,
They're actually described in some places as edible - the thing is not to breathe their spore !!
I notice these only on very dry dead wood. They are apparently quite toxic and shouldn't be touched.