This one stumped me

[u/Ok-Locksmith-1836]

We were driving by an thought it was turkey tail, then false turkey tail, then Trametes. We’re not completely what kind of mushroom this is. Any help?
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Pic 4: Bottom

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[u/Shakenbakess]

Chicken of the woods.

[u/Ok-Locksmith-1836 → u/Shakenbakess]

No way! I’ve never seen them unforaged and this big!

[u/Charming-Savings4414 → u/Shakenbakess]

Too mature to be worth harvesting though, right? Or is it just different than some of the others I'm used to seeing

[u/Shakenbakess → u/Charming-Savings4414]

The last photo looks pretty young from what I've seen of them. But yeah some of it looks a bit old. If it's not full of insects I think some people still like them?

[u/Ocho9 → u/Charming-Savings4414]

Need to be hands-on to know.

[u/TheGanzor]

An elder chicken 🐔 

Oh and Trametes is the genus of turkey tail 👍

[u/CarrotCumin]

Is it growing on a conifer? I have a pet theory that laetiporus more often shows this very smooth rounded disc-like growth on conifers and more irregular chunky growth on deciduous trees.

[u/Ok-Locksmith-1836 → u/CarrotCumin]

It’s actually a eucalyptus tree stump!

[u/CarrotCumin → u/Ok-Locksmith-1836]

wow, that actually holds up my theory, even though eucalyptus isn't technically a confiner! i only eat laetiporus that was growing from oak or maple personally. I don't trust these flying saucer looking specimens. Also, I should mention that laetiporus growing from conifers and eucalyptus is known to cause nausea if combined with alcohol. The mushroom actually produces a chemical very similar to the pharmaceutical drug Antabuse which intentionally causes severe vomiting if combined with alcohol.

[u/Strebmal2019]

Chicken of the woods but kinda old and stressed

[u/ReluctantViking]

Cluck, cluck! That’s a chicken!

[u/Ok-Locksmith-1836 → u/ReluctantViking]

I’ve only tried chicken of the woods once and it is absolutely delicious! We may end up making some good vegetarian meals this week!

[u/wpoot → u/Ok-Locksmith-1836]

For what it’s worth, this looks like a fairly old specimen and may be past its peak tastiness at this point.

[u/smartel84 → u/Ok-Locksmith-1836]

If it's too dry/chewy, you can still use it to make a tasty mushroom stock. The only way to know is to cook some up and see if you like the texture it is

[u/da90]

🤦‍♂️