Chicken of the Woods - Laetiporus sulphureus

Alternative names
Sulphur Polypore
Description

The cap is small and knob shaped, overlapping in an irregular pattern. Wide, shaped like a fan, and directly attached to the trunk of a tree, it has a shelf-like appearance and is sulfur-yellow to bright orange in colour and with a suede like texture. When it is old, the cap fades to tan or white. The shelves often grow in overlapping clumps, and each one may be anywhere from 5 to 60 cm in diameter.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

On dead or mature hardwood trees.

When to see it

July to October.

UK Status

Widespread and fairly common in Britain.

VC55 Status

Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland.

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Species profile

Common names
Chicken Of The Woods, Sulphur Polypore
Species group:
Fungi
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Polyporales
Family:
Fomitopsidaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
76
First record:
10/06/2010 (Tivey, Chris)
Last record:
23/10/2023 (Gaten, Ted)

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