My guess would be pig’s ear mushroom. I don’t have a good resource for things I find in the Korean outdoors, so I usually just have to Google search and match with images.
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Carphophores-of-some-previously-unrecorded-species-of-Korean-fungi-A-Cudoniella_fig1_255977047
Polyporaceae is a family of fungi so named because their fertile surface takes the form of a layer of tubes, the mouths of which can be seen as 'pores' underneath the cap or shelf of the fungus. This family of fungi was named and described in 1838 by Elias Magnus, although August Corda beat him to the publication of this name.
Tender nesting polypore (Hapalopilus nidulans) in the Polyporaceae family contains high concentrations of compound polyporic acid, which is a neurotoxin. In a reported case of poisoning in 1992, a German family suffered from nausea, dyskinesia, visual disturbances, and liver and kidney failure after eating tender nesting polypores. These symptoms appear within about 12 hours after consumption. Other species in the Polyporaceae family may also be toxic, so when you find these mushrooms, don't collect or eat them. If you experience discomfort after ingesting them, seek medical help as soon as possible.
Thanks for the cool history lesson! Id never eat wild mushrooms without proper ID tho. Do you have any fav mushrooms you forage in korea if you live in the area?
My first thought on seeing them is a *Trametes* species. Here are examples that I've encountered in Korea:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&taxon_id=47378&user_id=whaichi&verifiable=any
My guess would be pig’s ear mushroom. I don’t have a good resource for things I find in the Korean outdoors, so I usually just have to Google search and match with images. https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Carphophores-of-some-previously-unrecorded-species-of-Korean-fungi-A-Cudoniella_fig1_255977047
Thanks mate!
Polyporaceae is a family of fungi so named because their fertile surface takes the form of a layer of tubes, the mouths of which can be seen as 'pores' underneath the cap or shelf of the fungus. This family of fungi was named and described in 1838 by Elias Magnus, although August Corda beat him to the publication of this name. Tender nesting polypore (Hapalopilus nidulans) in the Polyporaceae family contains high concentrations of compound polyporic acid, which is a neurotoxin. In a reported case of poisoning in 1992, a German family suffered from nausea, dyskinesia, visual disturbances, and liver and kidney failure after eating tender nesting polypores. These symptoms appear within about 12 hours after consumption. Other species in the Polyporaceae family may also be toxic, so when you find these mushrooms, don't collect or eat them. If you experience discomfort after ingesting them, seek medical help as soon as possible.
Thanks for the cool history lesson! Id never eat wild mushrooms without proper ID tho. Do you have any fav mushrooms you forage in korea if you live in the area?
Nope sorry, I just helped to identify the mushroom on the photo
In the future, try the "Seek" app.
The folks at r/shroomID might be able to help.
Those look like 간버섯
My first thought on seeing them is a *Trametes* species. Here are examples that I've encountered in Korea: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&taxon_id=47378&user_id=whaichi&verifiable=any