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Laetiporus
Laetiporus sulphureus in Belgium
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Polyporales
Family:
Fomitopsidaceae
Genus:
Laetiporus Murr. (1904)
Type species
Laetiporus speciosus
Battarra ex Murrill (1904)
Laetiporus is a genus of edible mushrooms found throughout much of the world. Some species, especially Laetiporus sulphureus, are commonly known as sulphur shelf, chicken of the woods, the chicken mushroom, or the chicken fungus because it is often described as tasting like and having a texture similar to that of chicken meat.
Laetiporus is a genus of edible mushrooms found throughout much of the world. Some species, especially Laetiporus sulphureus, are commonly known as sulphur...
such as Laetiporus huroniensis, which grows on hemlock trees, and L. gilbertsonii, which grows on Eucalyptus. The fungus produces the Laetiporus sulphureus...
It was one of three new Laetiporus species published in 2001, which were distinguished genetically from the common Laetiporus sulphureus; the others were...
Laetiporus persicinus, commonly known as the white chicken mushroom, is an edible mushroom of the genus Laetiporus. It is closely related to the chicken...
was one of three new Laetiporus species published in 2001, which were distinguished genetically from the widespread Laetiporus sulphureus; the others...
Laetiporus cremeiporus is a species of polypore fungus in the family Fomitopsidaceae. It is found in cooler temperate areas of China and Japan, where it...
Laetiporus conifericola is a species of polypore fungus in the family Fomitopsidaceae. It is found in western North America ranging from California to...
Laetiporus caribensis is a species of polypore fungus in the family Fomitopsidaceae. It is found in the Caribbean Islands and in Central America, where...
Laetiporus portentosus is a species of polypore fungus in the family Fomitopsidaceae. It is found in South America, Australia, and New Zealand. It has...
lineage in the genus Laetiporus. Song, J.; Chen, Y.; Cui, B. (2014). "Morphological and molecular evidence for two new species of Laetiporus (Basidiomycota...
other European Laetiporus species; for example, spores of L. sulphureus typically do not exceed 7.0 µm in length. Like all Laetiporus species, L. montanus...
include Meripilus sumstinei (which stains black), Sparassis spathulata and Laetiporus sulphureus, another edible bracket fungus that is commonly called chicken...
lineage in the genus Laetiporus. Song, J.; Chen, Y.; Cui, B. (2014). "Morphological and molecular evidence for two new species of Laetiporus (Basidiomycota...
milkcap) Lactarius volemus (Fishy Milkcap). Also known as "Weeping Milkcap". Laetiporus sulphureus (Sulphur shelf). Also known by names such as the "chicken mushroom"...
effective, as trees can easily be re-infected by neighbouring knots. Laetiporus gilbertsoni (commonly sulfur shelf and chicken of the woods), is a serious...
contain generative and skeletal hyphae; there is one exceptional genus, Laetiporus that includes only generative and binding hyphae. Skeletal and binding...
content Fistulina hepatica – a common mushroom known as beefsteak fungus Laetiporus – a mushroom which is also named chicken of the woods Lyophyllum decastes...
species that fruit on the ground are either root rot species–such as Laetiporus cincinnatus and Grifola frondosa, or are fruiting from buried pieces of...
known as hen-of-the-woods (or maitake in Japan); not to be confused with Laetiporus sulphureus, known among English speakers as chicken of the woods. The...
are brown. Some choice edible species (chanterelles, Amanita caesarea, Laetiporus sulphureus, etc.) are brightly colored, whereas most poisonous species...
fruits on wood. Is said to have a lemony taste. Chicken of the woods, Laetiporus sulphureus Large cluster with shelves exceeding 12 inches in width. Young...
collecting specimens primarily from the fruiting bodies of Polyporales (Laetiporus sulphureus). This species, broadly, contains an elliptical body with dispersed...
recorded growing in the fruitbodies of the fungi Hapalopilus rutilans, Laetiporus sulphureus, Polyporus squamosus, Postia fragilis, Pycnoporellus fulgens...
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