Laetiporus sulphureus is a species of bracket fungus also known as sulphur polypore, sulphur shelf or chicken-of-the-woods. Its fruit bodies grow as striking golden-yellow shelf-like structures on tree trunks and branches, fading to pale beige or grey with age, and the underside of the fruit body is made up of tube-like pores rather than gills.
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Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceMoist, rubbery, sulphur-yellow to orange body, sometimes with bright orange tips, when young 1 Scientific Name Sources
1. Laetiporus
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Some species, especially Laetiporus sulphureus, are commonly known as sulphur shelf, chicken of the woods
Description
Young fruiting bodies are characterized by a moist, rubbery, sulphur-yellow to orange body sometimes with bright orange tips.
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