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White-pored Chicken of the Woods
Laetiporus cincinnatus
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 White-pored Chicken of the Woods is Laetiporus cincinnatus.
- White-pored Chicken of the Woods belongs to the kingdom Fungi.
- White-pored Chicken of the Woods belongs to the phylum Basidiomycota.
- White-pored Chicken of the Woods belongs to the class Agaricomycetes.
- White-pored Chicken of the Woods belongs to the order Polyporales.
- White-pored Chicken of the Woods belongs to the family Laetiporaceae.
- White-pored Chicken of the Woods belongs to the genus Laetiporus.