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Chicken of the Woods

Laetiporus sulphureus

Photo by key_man
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Field Notes

Description:

Bracket-fungus (edible) with wavy edges. Shelves are pinkish brown with yellow-pink edges and yellow undersides.

Habitat:

Hardwood forests on tree trunks generally within 6ft of the ground. This specimen was along the Nachez-Trace Trail in Mississippi

Notes:

EDIBLE - hence the name "Chicken of the Woods"

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Laetiporus sulphureus

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PublishedMarch 4, 2013

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