Chicken-of-the-woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
Chicken-of-the-woods forms striking golden-yellow to orange overlapping shelves on tree trunks. The undersurface has pores instead of gills. It causes brown rot in the heartwood of its host, and adverse reactions to eating it have been reported.
Where it's found
Grows on dead or mature hardwoods such as oak, cherry, pear, poplar, willow, black locust and beech; in the Mediterranean usually on carob and eucalyptus.
Distribution
Widely distributed across Europe and North America.
Similar species
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