Laetiporus sulphureus (Bull.) Murrill

Chicken of the Woods

Synonyms: Boletus sulphureus

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Fungus

Sublevel 1: Dikarya

Sublevel 2: Basidiomycota

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Division: Basidiomycota

Class: Agaricomycetes

Order: Polyporales

Family: Laetiporaceae

Genus: Laetiporus

Species: Laetiporus sulphureus

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
There are no rarity listings for fungi. The federal government and New England states do not evaluate fungi for rarity.

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Heterotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Laetiporus sulphureus