Le Loup
Rüdiger Nehberg
Laetiporus portentosus & Ryvardenia Cretacia look very similar to one another. Mostly I find them only after they have spored, which is the best time to collect them for use as tinder. In this latter state I find them indistinguishable, but both types serve the same function so it does not really matter. There is a bug that eats this fungi & the resultant dust can be used as a tinder as is without having to char in a fire. The main body however needs to be charred before it will catch a spark from flint & steel.
This fungi can grow anywhere on a tree from ground level upwards. Sometimes the ones growing high can be knocked down with a throwing stick, at other times they can be found on the ground where they fall from the tree. Once they have spored they become very absorbent, & will soak up the rain & become too heavy to maintain their grip on the tree.
Keith.
This fungi can grow anywhere on a tree from ground level upwards. Sometimes the ones growing high can be knocked down with a throwing stick, at other times they can be found on the ground where they fall from the tree. Once they have spored they become very absorbent, & will soak up the rain & become too heavy to maintain their grip on the tree.
Keith.
