{"id":128,"date":"2026-01-22T17:03:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T17:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foraging-courses.co.uk\/?page_id=128"},"modified":"2026-01-24T11:55:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T11:55:11","slug":"hen-of-the-woods","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/foraging-courses.co.uk\/?page_id=128","title":{"rendered":"HEN OF THE WOODS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/foraging-courses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c1a7e071-d272-489a-ba62-cf5867483c65-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-780\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7500047792922824;width:431px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foraging-courses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c1a7e071-d272-489a-ba62-cf5867483c65-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/foraging-courses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c1a7e071-d272-489a-ba62-cf5867483c65-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/foraging-courses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c1a7e071-d272-489a-ba62-cf5867483c65-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/foraging-courses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c1a7e071-d272-489a-ba62-cf5867483c65.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Grifola frondosa<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><br>Large clustered fungus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Habitat<\/strong><br>Base of oak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Season<\/strong><br>Autumn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Identification Notes<\/strong><br>Grey-brown fronds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Uses<\/strong><br>Edible; medicinal interest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-id=\"889\" src=\"https:\/\/foraging-courses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3227-edited-1-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foraging-courses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3227-edited-1-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/foraging-courses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3227-edited-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/foraging-courses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3227-edited-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/foraging-courses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3227-edited-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/foraging-courses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3227-edited-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/foraging-courses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3227-edited-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/foraging-courses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c1a7e071-d272-489a-ba62-cf5867483c65-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foraging-courses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c1a7e071-d272-489a-ba62-cf5867483c65-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/foraging-courses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c1a7e071-d272-489a-ba62-cf5867483c65-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/foraging-courses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c1a7e071-d272-489a-ba62-cf5867483c65-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/foraging-courses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c1a7e071-d272-489a-ba62-cf5867483c65.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/foraging-courses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3230-5-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foraging-courses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3230-5-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/foraging-courses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3230-5-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/foraging-courses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3230-5-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/foraging-courses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3230-5-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/foraging-courses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3230-5-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grifola frondosa OverviewLarge clustered fungus. 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