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Chicken of the Woods

Fungi

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.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Parasitic 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Eaten or Drunk by People 1
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Moist, rubbery, sulphur-yellow to orange body, sometimes with bright orange tips, when young 1
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
GNR Unranked 3
Scientific Name
Laetiporus sulphureus 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Polyporales, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Chicken of the Woods
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Belgium

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Brazil

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Denmark

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Norway

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Portugal

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Sweden

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United States

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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.
  • Article text
    Laetiporus species are parasitic and produce brown rot in the host on which they grow.
  • Edible use
    Laetiporus is a genus of edible mushrooms found throughout much of the world.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. NatureServe Explorer: Laetiporus sulphureus
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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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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