Chicken Of The Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus)
Chicken Of The Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus)
Chicken Of The Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus)
Chicken Of The Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus)
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Chicken Of The Woods

Laetiporus sulphureus

Basidiomycota > Agaricomycotina > Agaricomycetes > Polyporales > Laetiporaceae > Laetiporus


Field Characteristics:

#383

-Growing gregariously in clusters on fallen Northern Red Oak in low, open oak/hickory woodland.

  • Caps fleshy, orange with lighter yellow margins on top.

  • Hymenium brilliant sulfur-yellow color laden with tiny pores.