- Caps 10-30 cm across, orange-yellow with a sulfur-yellow wavy margin.
- Tubes and pores sulfur-yellow, fading to yellow-white with age and when drying.
- Flesh yellow, soft when fresh, with a brittle texture as dry.
Polypores
Chicken of the Woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
LC
Least concern
Edible
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Characteristics
Ecology
Grows on both living and dead trunks of deciduous trees, especially oak, alder, ash, and willow.
Notes
Edible and in many countries, a popular mushroom with a texture reminiscent of chicken. However, it can cause nausea if it has grown on inappropriate tree species such as yew (Taxus) and Eucalyptus.
Similar species
Aurantiporus croceus is a rare polypore that grows on oak and has a similar color. It does not form roof-tile-shaped caps and has pores that are silver-shimmering and angular in shape.
