Laetiporus sulphureus

Young specimens.

Photos By: Hugh Urban

Photo By: David Lewis

Photos By: Dave Steortz, Ohio 2005

Photo By: Woofer, Oregon 2005

This is the size you want to eat it.  This one is called Laetiporus sulphureus var. semialbinus by Lincoff . Laetiporus cincinnatus by Roody, has white pores underneath.  At this stage you can call it horse biscuits and it's still delicious LOL

Photos By: Teresa Fortenberry, Gatlinburg, TN September 2007

Laetiporus sulphureus

Laetiporus cincinnatus

Pore color

Yellow

White

Position on the tree

Butt of standing tree, or on down logs

From soil, apparently from roots, occasionally on the butt of a standing tree

Growth form

Usually overlapping shelves, occasionally a rosette when fruiting from the topside of a log

Usually a rosette

Geographical distribution

East of the Great Plains

East of the Great Plains

Host tree

Hardwoods, usually oak

Hardwoods, almost always oak

Description:

Common Name: Chicken Of The Woods, Sulphur Shelf Cap: Stalkless brackets, overlapping, bright orange/yellow, but will fade to nearly white with age. Grows on mainly dead wood, sometimes a living tree. Flesh: fleshy and moist to firm with age.  Gills: n/a.  Stalk: Stalkless Fruiting: Usually in clusters on wood. Fairly common in summer and fall. Spore Print: White. Edibility: A choice edible mushroom, but use caution. Note: With laetiporus sulphureus you might note that some people are allergic to it, and if you get it when it's too old it can cause stomach upset.

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