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Chaga?! - 4/17/2015 10:22:45 AM   
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Status: offline 		So, last year I started identifying edible, medicinal and otherwise useful plants along the trails, lakes and rivers while out on my bike rides. Today I went looking for Chaga. I had to go off trail and got a little dirty but I'm pretty sure I found it growing on a fallen birch tree. Can anyone who knows what it is verify or give a good guess that I'm correct? It is pretty distinctive and easily identified so I'm pretty confident that it is Chaga. Besides, I wanted to show off my fungus. 😜
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RE: Chaga?! - 4/17/2015 10:24:20 AM   
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RE: Chaga?! - 4/17/2015 10:25:08 AM   
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RE: Chaga?! - 4/17/2015 10:27:40 AM   
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RE: Chaga?! - 4/17/2015 10:31:24 AM   
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Status: offline 		To be honest I was looking for it more for tinder to make a campfire while camping but if I was certain it was identified correctly I'd like to try it out as a tea. It is supposed to be crazy dense with nutrition.

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RE: Chaga?! - 4/17/2015 10:35:56 AM   
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Status: offline 		https://www.google.com/search?q=chaga+pictures&rlz=1C1KMZB_enUS510US510&es_sm=93&biw=960&bih=482&tbm=isch&imgil=A-wszv2AXCiPiM%253A%253BxjMMhWADc8fYcM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%25252Fpaul-stamets%25252Fchaga-mushroom_b_1974571.html&source=iu&pf=m&fir=A-wszv2AXCiPiM%253A%252CxjMMhWADc8fYcM%252C_&usg=__I4iUH_linlgczhr3cmIwqSPZpoE%3D&ved=0CDcQyjc&ei=XUQxVZnJDZPhsATxuYCADQ#imgrc=A-wszv2AXCiPiM%253A%3BxjMMhWADc8fYcM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fimages.huffingtonpost.com%252F2012-10-17-Chaga.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%252Fpaul-stamets%252Fchaga-mushroom_b_1974571.html%3B550%3B413

what you have there looks like a shelf fungus.


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RE: Chaga?! - 4/17/2015 10:38:33 AM   
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it looks like a clinker in a coal fire (hence its nick)

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RE: Chaga?! - 4/17/2015 10:49:50 AM   
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Status: offline 		Shelf fungus (like chicken of the woods) is fleshy and soft. This stuff is hard like wood or cork.

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RE: Chaga?! - 4/17/2015 10:55:23 AM   
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This is a shelf fungus that looks close, bracket fungi are shelf fungi (I believe) dont have my book handy. many are hard outers:

https://www.google.com/search?q=shelf+fungus+species&sa=X&rlz=1C1KMZB_enUS510US510&es_sm=93&biw=960&bih=482&tbm=isch&imgil=JC6ervUcwQ6PkM%253A%253BBoB328HV691aUM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.sfu.ca%25252Fhalk-ethnobiology%25252Fhtml%25252Fplants%25252Fbracketfungus.htm&source=iu&pf=m&fir=JC6ervUcwQ6PkM%253A%252CBoB328HV691aUM%252C_&usg=__Va0hij_DczSdYUa2O2J7bPGR3KE%3D&ved=0CDoQyjc&ei=dEgxVanQBNHHsQT9vIGAAg#imgrc=JC6ervUcwQ6PkM%253A%3BBoB328HV691aUM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.sfu.ca%252Fhalk-ethnobiology%252Fgraphics%252Fplants%252Fbig_bracketfungus.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.sfu.ca%252Fhalk-ethnobiology%252Fhtml%252Fplants%252Fbracketfungus.htm%3B360%3B240


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RE: Chaga?! - 4/17/2015 11:25:01 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hmm. I'm gonna take it home and see if it works as tinder and if it does I'll still be happy😛

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RE: Chaga?! - 4/17/2015 11:27:27 AM   
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RE: Chaga?! - 4/17/2015 12:07:31 PM   
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RE: Chaga?! - 4/17/2015 12:59:05 PM   
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Status: offline 		If you go to YouTube and enter "chaga" in the YT search engine you will get a whole bunch of videos about the subject. I'm not sure exactly what information would be most helpful to you, but this video looked to be very informative and interesting, though there were many more to choose from. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q2dGq6tISc

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RE: Chaga?! - 4/17/2015 1:48:18 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks. That was a lot of interesting things about Chaga. Especially useful to me because I have an auto-immune/connective tissue disease and it sounds like it would be an excellent anti-inflammatory. I knew it had a bunch of health benefits but that video explained the chemistry behind it which I found fascinating.

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RE: Chaga?! - 4/17/2015 7:27:36 PM   
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Status: offline 		Around here, the Ag Cooperative Extension program includes people who run classes in identifying wild plants. If you have an Ag agent nearby, they might agree to identify this for you.

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RE: Chaga?! - 4/17/2015 8:02:41 PM   
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Status: offline 		Awesome i'll look into that thanks

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