73,133 observationsVulnerable
chicken of the woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Fungi ›Phylum: Basidiomycota ›Class: Agaricomycetes ›Order: Polyporales ›Family: Laetiporaceae ›Genus: Laetiporus
About
Laetiporus sulphureus is a species of bracket fungus (fungi that grow on trees) found in Europe and North America. Its common names are crab-of-the-woods, sulphur polypore, sulphur shelf, and chicken-of-the-woods. Its fruit bodies grow as striking golden-yellow shelf-like structures on tree trunks and branches. Old fruitbodies fade to pale beige or pale grey. The undersurface of the fruit body is made up of tubelike pores rather than gills.
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of chicken of the woods is Laetiporus sulphureus.
- chicken of the woods belongs to the kingdom Fungi.
- chicken of the woods belongs to the phylum Basidiomycota.
- chicken of the woods belongs to the class Agaricomycetes.
- chicken of the woods belongs to the order Polyporales.
- chicken of the woods belongs to the family Laetiporaceae.
- chicken of the woods belongs to the genus Laetiporus.