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 Classification
System (Realm) Scientific Name Connections
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Source Wikidata: Chicken of the Woods
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Portugal, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
Sources
1. Laetiporus
Lead paragraph
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.
View the Source2. GBIF Species API
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Chicken of the Woods
- Wikidata Q11158661, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Polyporales, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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