Laetiporus sulphureus (Bull.) Murrill

Sulphur shelf, chicken of the woods, chicken mushroom, chicken fungus

Some sulfur shelf mushrooms

	Laetiporus conifericola	Laetiporus gilbertsonii	You are here Laetiporus sulphureus
Common Name	sulphur shelf	sulphur shelf	sulphur shelf
Plant	Sulphur shelf is a bracket fungus growing from the sides of trees. It is composed of many horizontal layers called shelves, each 2½–22″ (7–55 cm) wide. It is yellow to orange, and lacks gills. It makes a white spore print.	It is a bracket fungus growing from the sides of trees. It is composed of many horizontal layers called shelves, each 2½–22″ (7–55 cm) wide. It is yellow to orange, and lacks gills. It makes a white spore print.	Sulphur shelf is a bracket fungus, growing from the sides of trees. It is composed of many horizontal layers called shelves. Each shelf is 1¾–20″ (5–50 cm) across and up to 1½″ (4 cm) thick, uneven, yellow to orange; clusters sometimes weigh up to 50 pounds.
Habitats	On conifers, especially fir, spruce and hemlock, in western North America.	On eucalyptus and oak trees logs and stumps, in western North America.	On dead or mature hardwoods east of the Rocky Mountains, including Quercus, Prunus, Pyrus, Populus, Salix, Robinia, and Fagus, occasionally also on conifers.

Laetiporus sulphureus description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.

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