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Peering close into the shelves of a giant orange mushroom or sulfur shelf fungus, sometimes known as a “chicken of the woods.” The western orange shelfies are among the Laetiporus genus of saprophytic tree parasites. They are mildly edible altho some experience non-lethal but unpleasant allergic reactions to these deep woods fungi. The most common ones found across Cascadia are Laetiporus sulfureus and especially Laetiporus conifericola. Gazing upon these organisms was a quasi-psychedelic experience for me.

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