Fungi can appear in different shapes and sizes, and you’ll just be surprised what you might find growing underneath a tree as you walk through the garden, or so that’s what redditor QualitativeEconomy happened upon while they were at Woodlands in Singapore. They took a picture of the oddly pizza-esque monstrosity and uploaded it online asking other people to identify what it may be. Many found it fascinating, others chimed in jokingly, and one redditor Impossible_Fun9649 suggested that it could be of the Laetiporus genus, which is coincidentally an edible mushroom.
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Other redditors provided other alternatives as to the identity of the giant mushroom, with cupcakefantasy saying that it should be R. microporus, and livebeta asserting that it’s chicken of the woods or sulphur shelf, aka Laetiporus sulphureus.
Perhaps the closest guess might be the one from nightaid who said that it resembles closely a mushroom from the Ganoderma genus, which are more locally known as ‘Lingzhi’ or ‘Reishi’ mushrooms. Adding more information about this type of mushroom, they say it has medical properties, with a shiny appearance often seen in a reddish-brown color. But to be more certain, a few redditors had also suggested that they ask r/mycology or r/whatisthismushroom for more expert help.
(Image credit: QualitativeEconomy/Reddit)
Source: neatorama