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Laetiporus sulphureus is a saprophyte and occasionally a weak parasite, causing brown cubical rot in the heartwood of trees on which it grows. Unlike many bracket fungi, it is edible when young, although adverse reactions have been reported.
Laetiporus is a genus of edible mushrooms found throughout much of the world. Some species, especially Laetiporus sulphureus , are commonly known as sulphur shelf , chicken of the woods , the chicken mushroom , or the chicken fungus because it is often described as tasting like and having a texture similar to that of chicken meat .
Laetiporus sulphureus; Z. Laetiporus zonatus This page was last edited on 19 June 2020, at 19:12 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
This is a very distinct mushroom except for its cousin, the black staining mushroom, which is similar in taste but rubbery. Edible species which look similar to G. frondosa include Meripilus sumstinei (which stains black), Sparassis spathulata [4] and Laetiporus sulphureus, another edible bracket fungus that is commonly called chicken of the woods or "sulphur shelf".
Laetiporus sulphureus, Polyporaceae Widespread in Northern Hemisphere. Approximately half of a specimen found by Ty Whitmore near Maysville, Missouri in October 2005 was 76 cm (30 in) wide by 41 cm (16 in) top to bottom. [47] [48] [49] 41 cm (16 in) top to bottom. This portion weighed 25.46 kg (56.1 lb)
The trunk is completely hollow due to insect damage and the destructive work of the sulphur polypore (Laetiporus sulphureus). It is irregularly shaped and ends abruptly at the top in a sharp-edged fracture.
Laetiporus sulphureus. Polyporus sulphureus; Sporotrichum versisporum [anamorph] Rigidoporus ulmarius. Fomes geotropus; Trametes hirsuta. Polyporus hirsutus;
Chicken of the woods, Laetiporus sulphureus: Large cluster with shelves exceeding 12 inches in width. Young, fresh, fruitbodies are the most desirable to eat. Bear's head, Hericium abietis: Very distinctive fungus. Typically grows on conifer logs and stumps. Gray fire morel, Morchella tomentosa: Very dark colored when young, but lightens with age.