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Erratus Animus
08-08-2010, 08:21 PM
We dont have any birch trees to harvest fungus off of so are there other fungi that will work? If so can we get some pics of them so as to be able to identify them. Also how does it need to be prepared?

Swamprat1958
08-08-2010, 08:41 PM
We do have river birch which should be found along some of the streams west of Luna in the piney woods.

welderguy
08-08-2010, 08:51 PM
Here is a link that I found when the subject of fungus came up, hope it helps.http://www.survivalschool.com/articles/How_to_use_Tinder_Fungus.htm

Erratus Animus
08-08-2010, 08:56 PM
We do have river birch which should be found along some of the streams west of Luna in the piney woods.

Bro you need to show me cause that is my backyard!! lol I am in cypress next to luna 1 minute away.

Flora and fauna are my weak points

Batch
08-08-2010, 09:32 PM
We don't have Birch down here and so I was gonna say try Gumbo Limbo or Torchwood. But, it appears the Gunbo Limbo is only in Southern Florida and Torchwood is only in the Glades and East coast of Florida.

I would have thought for sure that the Gumbo Limbo tree was from here to Texas any way.

your_comforting_company
08-08-2010, 10:17 PM
http://www.wilderness-survival.net/forums/showthread.php?t=11706&highlight=true+tinder+fungus

http://www.wilderness-survival.net/forums/showthread.php?t=9231&highlight=true+tinder+fungus

http://www.wilderness-survival.net/forums/showthread.php?t=6566&highlight=true+tinder+fungus

I find two kinds often that work well. they seem to grow on oaks. I don't know much about fungi, but I believe the one I use is called true tinder, and theres a false tinder that looks like a hoof. The first link shows Crash's experiment with using it as a hearthboard. The second link shows me using true tinder as a wick for a fat lamp, and the third shows trapperjack making a stove with some.
As often as I find this red and brown shelf fungus, I would think it would be in your area too. It's very dense and woody and grinds into a nice fine powder.
There are quite a few more threads on WSF about using fungus.