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Laetiporus sulphureus.
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| synonyms: Chicken of the Woods, Polypore soufré, Schwefelporling, Sulphur Shelf |
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| location: North America, Europe | | edibility: Choice | | fungus colour: Yellow, Orange | | normal size: over 15cm | | cap type: Other | | stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent | | spore colour: White, cream or yellowish | | habitat: Grows on wood |
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Laetiporus sulphureus (Bull. ex Fr.) Murr. syn. Polyporus sulphureus Bull. ex Fr. Sulphur Shelf, Schwefelporling Polypore soufré, Chicken of the Woods. Bracket 10–40cm across, fan-shaped or irregularly semicircular, thick and fleshy, usually in large tiered groups; upper surface uneven, lumpy, and wrinkled, suede-like, lemon-yellow or yellow-orange drying pallid or straw-coloured; margin obtuse. Flesh at first succulent and exuding a yellowish juice when squeezed, but white and crumbly with age. Taste pleasant and slightly sourish, smell strong and fungusy. Tubes 1.5–3mm long, sulphur-yellow. Pores 1–3 per mm, circular or ovoid, sulphur-yellow. Spores white, ellipsoid to broadly ovate, 5–7 x 3.5–4.5um. Hyphal structure dimitic with generative and binding hyphae; generative hyphae without clamp-connections. Habitat deciduous trees, usually oak but common also on yew, cherry, sweet chestnut and willow. Season late spring to autumn, annual. Common. Edible when young and fresh, considered a delicacy in Germany and North America. Distribution, America and Europe. Comment there is a form of this fungus which has a white pore surface, and some authors recognize this as Laetiporus sulphureus var. semialbinus syn. Laetiporus cincinnatus. NOTE the two pictures sent in by Judy Whitton and the one from Lee Collins and Mark Anson all are probably semialbinus. |
Mushroom Recipes |
| Chicken of the Woods Casserole |
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Linda Fobian (United States) - 02 November 2009

I found this large 18 inch wide neon yellow and orange mushroom on a log in our woodpile Sept. 2009. Didn't know what it was.Identified it using RogersMushrooms website.I think it is a Chicken of the Woods. It is now a tan straw color. Is it a Chicken of the Woods? Is it unusual?
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Slobodan Nikolic (Yugoslavia) - 30 October 2009

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Luke Taylor (United States) - 19 October 2009

Found this on a eucalyptus tree. Is it true that you shouldn't eat them if they are growing on a eucalyptus?
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Mark Anson (United States) - 09 September 2009

Could this be Laetiporus Semialbinus?
Photo taken 09/09/09
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Judy Whitton (United States) - 06 July 2009

Here is another view of it from today, getting bigger! Forgot to mention that this was taken in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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Judy Whitton (United States) - 05 July 2009

I had never heard of this mushroom until I found one in the park by my house. I had noticed some kind of mushroom forming by a tree while walking my dogs a few days ago. I couldn't believe how much it grew in just a few days! I've eaten puffballs before, maybe some day I will try this!
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Darrell Lawrence (Canada) - 26 June 2009

Chicken of the Woods, Barss Corner, Nova Scotia, Canada. A very large group growing on a dying Ash. June '09
Cook:
Boil for 3 minutes, then sautee in butter, garlic & onion.
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Tamara Bako (United States) - 25 May 2009

Located in Rocky River Reservation in Cleveland Metro Parks. A beautiful eye catcher along the side of the road. 05/24/09.
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lee collins (United Kingdom) - 24 April 2009

Chicken of the woods on oak.
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Branislav Uzelac (Yugoslavia) - 17 March 2009

photo by Goran Miloshevich from Serbia
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 06 November 2008

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